West Oxfordshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £419,000 in West Oxfordshire.

West Oxfordshire local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

West Oxfordshire’s review spans Carterton’s town-centre plans, investment at Witney’s Windrush Leisure Centre and the proposed Salt Cross settlement near Eynsham. Its service report also identifies benefit-processing pressure. Building projects and everyday support both need visible delivery checks.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

West Oxfordshire local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £83,489 in August 1996; £418,586 in July 2026. 401.4% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £82,000 to £419,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £7,000 less per home (1.6% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — West Oxfordshire local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	82,130
February 1995	80,916
March 1995	80,926
April 1995	79,961
May 1995	80,081
June 1995	81,119
July 1995	79,833
August 1995	80,010
September 1995	78,425
October 1995	81,408
November 1995	81,525
December 1995	78,990
January 1996	80,306
February 1996	79,336
March 1996	81,291
April 1996	76,971
May 1996	76,218
June 1996	79,086
July 1996	80,776
August 1996	83,489
September 1996	81,990
October 1996	81,567
November 1996	82,099
December 1996	83,173
January 1997	84,706
February 1997	85,431
March 1997	85,343
April 1997	87,457
May 1997	89,728
June 1997	93,283
July 1997	94,293
August 1997	96,208
September 1997	98,044
October 1997	100,143
November 1997	100,201
December 1997	100,613
January 1998	102,922
February 1998	103,671
March 1998	104,231
April 1998	105,205
May 1998	106,119
June 1998	107,195
July 1998	107,834
August 1998	110,627
September 1998	110,482
October 1998	109,697
November 1998	106,656
December 1998	107,835
January 1999	111,734
February 1999	115,022
March 1999	113,831
April 1999	110,554
May 1999	112,698
June 1999	118,787
July 1999	120,592
August 1999	122,809
September 1999	124,334
October 1999	127,196
November 1999	128,276
December 1999	127,506
January 2000	133,286
February 2000	132,664
March 2000	135,654
April 2000	133,553
May 2000	140,264
June 2000	144,906
July 2000	147,994
August 2000	148,993
September 2000	147,514
October 2000	147,708
November 2000	147,119
December 2000	147,590
January 2001	150,565
February 2001	152,431
March 2001	153,742
April 2001	151,896
May 2001	150,165
June 2001	151,768
July 2001	153,737
August 2001	157,445
September 2001	157,654
October 2001	160,118
November 2001	159,866
December 2001	165,451
January 2002	163,136
February 2002	165,979
March 2002	164,606
April 2002	168,541
May 2002	171,210
June 2002	173,088
July 2002	180,308
August 2002	184,862
September 2002	191,809
October 2002	195,776
November 2002	198,143
December 2002	199,417
January 2003	196,211
February 2003	198,661
March 2003	198,511
April 2003	204,298
May 2003	201,745
June 2003	206,508
July 2003	206,111
August 2003	207,164
September 2003	207,991
October 2003	208,425
November 2003	210,049
December 2003	209,028
January 2004	212,273
February 2004	219,989
March 2004	220,230
April 2004	219,599
May 2004	221,274
June 2004	223,826
July 2004	228,633
August 2004	226,548
September 2004	224,906
October 2004	224,393
November 2004	221,435
December 2004	222,601
January 2005	222,007
February 2005	225,710
March 2005	226,926
April 2005	228,933
May 2005	226,298
June 2005	228,978
July 2005	228,613
August 2005	227,640
September 2005	230,111
October 2005	234,069
November 2005	240,300
December 2005	236,466
January 2006	229,725
February 2006	236,061
March 2006	233,149
April 2006	240,400
May 2006	238,936
June 2006	249,024
July 2006	250,175
August 2006	251,486
September 2006	256,413
October 2006	256,614
November 2006	254,706
December 2006	251,007
January 2007	251,056
February 2007	250,295
March 2007	252,209
April 2007	259,019
May 2007	268,664
June 2007	271,653
July 2007	274,905
August 2007	276,081
September 2007	277,481
October 2007	270,811
November 2007	267,939
December 2007	266,246
January 2008	268,405
February 2008	261,231
March 2008	264,624
April 2008	260,464
May 2008	267,750
June 2008	262,866
July 2008	259,703
August 2008	258,051
September 2008	251,986
October 2008	257,221
November 2008	238,631
December 2008	237,920
January 2009	230,988
February 2009	240,338
March 2009	233,232
April 2009	224,229
May 2009	227,290
June 2009	228,031
July 2009	241,444
August 2009	241,645
September 2009	249,122
October 2009	249,690
November 2009	248,953
December 2009	245,235
January 2010	245,720
February 2010	252,197
March 2010	256,333
April 2010	256,169
May 2010	256,036
June 2010	264,417
July 2010	266,409
August 2010	262,715
September 2010	260,772
October 2010	266,404
November 2010	262,351
December 2010	258,143
January 2011	256,080
February 2011	257,899
March 2011	259,172
April 2011	251,316
May 2011	251,256
June 2011	250,891
July 2011	250,008
August 2011	259,816
September 2011	261,940
October 2011	264,453
November 2011	268,361
December 2011	262,811
January 2012	264,970
February 2012	249,125
March 2012	255,515
April 2012	254,538
May 2012	261,048
June 2012	266,355
July 2012	268,147
August 2012	276,634
September 2012	272,152
October 2012	277,964
November 2012	272,362
December 2012	278,349
January 2013	279,228
February 2013	281,285
March 2013	273,509
April 2013	271,901
May 2013	267,706
June 2013	274,015
July 2013	274,714
August 2013	274,596
September 2013	273,250
October 2013	273,746
November 2013	280,453
December 2013	281,076
January 2014	280,999
February 2014	283,051
March 2014	282,571
April 2014	285,662
May 2014	285,935
June 2014	286,768
July 2014	289,886
August 2014	290,969
September 2014	303,312
October 2014	305,187
November 2014	305,242
December 2014	299,363
January 2015	304,181
February 2015	311,388
March 2015	309,430
April 2015	307,825
May 2015	312,038
June 2015	324,119
July 2015	322,582
August 2015	322,203
September 2015	320,988
October 2015	327,019
November 2015	332,624
December 2015	334,052
January 2016	333,958
February 2016	327,839
March 2016	330,905
April 2016	335,323
May 2016	339,591
June 2016	345,578
July 2016	348,654
August 2016	348,844
September 2016	340,928
October 2016	340,947
November 2016	346,560
December 2016	349,680
January 2017	350,114
February 2017	352,036
March 2017	351,356
April 2017	353,544
May 2017	350,257
June 2017	362,208
July 2017	359,488
August 2017	364,344
September 2017	359,952
October 2017	364,525
November 2017	364,368
December 2017	361,062
January 2018	359,473
February 2018	359,769
March 2018	361,679
April 2018	361,739
May 2018	355,512
June 2018	356,038
July 2018	360,603
August 2018	363,192
September 2018	367,361
October 2018	361,764
November 2018	363,814
December 2018	354,952
January 2019	354,407
February 2019	350,406
March 2019	351,615
April 2019	348,184
May 2019	344,834
June 2019	343,612
July 2019	338,147
August 2019	346,245
September 2019	355,360
October 2019	365,087
November 2019	362,767
December 2019	351,492
January 2020	350,549
February 2020	342,878
March 2020	352,996
April 2020	358,752
May 2020	367,007
June 2020	366,112
July 2020	365,505
August 2020	374,014
September 2020	375,004
October 2020	372,838
November 2020	366,713
December 2020	366,401
January 2021	365,635
February 2021	357,979
March 2021	353,475
April 2021	348,589
May 2021	343,730
June 2021	346,656
July 2021	347,926
August 2021	355,507
September 2021	360,730
October 2021	366,900
November 2021	372,715
December 2021	366,543
January 2022	376,664
February 2022	379,663
March 2022	384,552
April 2022	377,620
May 2022	379,661
June 2022	378,954
July 2022	387,688
August 2022	393,248
September 2022	406,582
October 2022	406,149
November 2022	409,960
December 2022	409,294
January 2023	416,201
February 2023	409,954
March 2023	405,717
April 2023	406,103
May 2023	414,718
June 2023	416,247
July 2023	404,684
August 2023	405,932
September 2023	407,360
October 2023	414,387
November 2023	411,553
December 2023	401,730
January 2024	397,515
February 2024	391,889
March 2024	397,338
April 2024	398,051
May 2024	400,760
June 2024	405,651
July 2024	405,833
August 2024	405,691
September 2024	408,399
October 2024	410,927
November 2024	412,374
December 2024	402,687
January 2025	414,905
February 2025	416,466
March 2025	430,854
April 2025	423,406
May 2025	427,589
June 2025	422,696
July 2025	425,282
August 2025	426,584
September 2025	436,278
October 2025	433,101
November 2025	431,456
December 2025	423,797
January 2026	424,503
February 2026	426,071
March 2026	423,482
April 2026	420,759
May 2026	418,587
June 2026	414,825
July 2026	418,586

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People living in the area

121,412

Mid-2025 · West Oxfordshire local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£419,000

July 2026 · West Oxfordshire local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £418,586.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,305

August 2026 · West Oxfordshire local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

10.6% to 34.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10.6% in North Leigh to 34.2% in Carterton North East — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Leigh	10.6%	94	888
Ascott and Shipton	11.4%	104	913
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	12%	204	1,696
Freeland and Hanborough	12.1%	248	2,050
Witney North	12.2%	206	1,686
Charlbury and Finstock	12.4%	214	1,730
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	12.8%	241	1,886
Bampton and Clanfield	12.8%	226	1,766
Ducklington	13.3%	136	1,023
Witney West	15.1%	364	2,416
Burford	15.1%	134	887
Milton-under-Wychwood	15.2%	150	990
Eynsham and Cassington	15.8%	441	2,791
Chipping Norton	15.9%	517	3,251
Stonesfield and Tackley	16.2%	303	1,872
The Bartons	17.1%	141	825
Brize Norton and Shilton	17.6%	174	988
Witney South	18.6%	531	2,856
Witney Central	19.3%	493	2,557
Witney East	19.7%	649	3,287
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	20%	346	1,733
Alvescot and Filkins	21.1%	162	769
Woodstock and Bladon	21.2%	425	2,009
Chadlington and Churchill	22.9%	190	828
Carterton North West	25.3%	563	2,221
Carterton South	30%	519	1,730
Carterton North East	34.2%	795	2,325

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Brize Norton and Shilton to 5% in Witney Central — a gap of 2.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brize Norton and Shilton	2.1%	74	3,536
Carterton North East	2.4%	148	6,064
Witney West	2.7%	150	5,624
Woodstock and Bladon	2.7%	120	4,496
Ascott and Shipton	2.7%	59	2,173
Stonesfield and Tackley	2.8%	122	4,435
Alvescot and Filkins	2.9%	53	1,823
Ducklington	3.1%	75	2,420
Milton-under-Wychwood	3.1%	70	2,246
Witney East	3.1%	244	7,822
Freeland and Hanborough	3.2%	160	5,022
Bampton and Clanfield	3.3%	137	4,203
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	3.4%	156	4,588
Carterton North West	3.6%	198	5,445
Chadlington and Churchill	3.7%	72	1,951
Carterton South	3.8%	158	4,174
Eynsham and Cassington	3.9%	249	6,456
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	3.9%	166	4,298
Charlbury and Finstock	4%	152	3,828
Burford	4.2%	84	1,977
Chipping Norton	4.4%	316	7,251
The Bartons	4.4%	86	1,971
Witney South	4.4%	278	6,286
Witney North	4.5%	177	3,953
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	4.5%	185	4,125
North Leigh	4.5%	96	2,127
Witney Central	5%	298	5,949

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People aged 65 or over

8.4% to 35.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.4% in Carterton North East to 35.1% in Burford — a gap of 26.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Carterton North East	8.4%	510	6,065
Brize Norton and Shilton	13.1%	465	3,538
Witney West	13.7%	768	5,617
Carterton North West	15.1%	823	5,440
Witney East	17.3%	1,356	7,823
Carterton South	19%	792	4,173
Alvescot and Filkins	20.1%	367	1,824
Witney Central	20.3%	1,206	5,950
Ducklington	22.1%	535	2,421
The Bartons	22.6%	445	1,973
Woodstock and Bladon	23.1%	1,040	4,498
Stonesfield and Tackley	23.5%	1,043	4,435
Bampton and Clanfield	23.6%	990	4,202
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	23.8%	1,094	4,588
Witney South	24%	1,512	6,287
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	24.1%	1,035	4,297
Freeland and Hanborough	24.3%	1,221	5,019
Chipping Norton	24.6%	1,782	7,250
Witney North	24.6%	973	3,951
Eynsham and Cassington	24.9%	1,605	6,457
North Leigh	24.9%	530	2,125
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	26.5%	1,093	4,124
Milton-under-Wychwood	27.2%	611	2,247
Chadlington and Churchill	27.4%	536	1,955
Charlbury and Finstock	27.9%	1,069	3,828
Ascott and Shipton	30.1%	655	2,174
Burford	35.1%	692	1,974

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Measure the value of completed heating work

Windrush’s replacement heating is installed.

An existing leisure service can now be checked for running performance.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Reduce waiting for changes to benefit claims

The report identifies processing pressure and complex cases.

Delays matter to households managing rent and council tax.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Give Carterton a clear sequence of local improvements

The partnership approach connects the town centre with wider growth.

Shared decisions can focus on the services residents need.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Carterton area

A shared plan for the Carterton area

A partnership board is intended to coordinate town-centre renewal and wider growth.

Partnership approach announced in September 2026; resulting schemes not yet treated as delivered · evidence dated 2026-09-09

Responsible body: West Oxfordshire District Council

What the source says: The council describes the need for coordinated decisions on the town’s future.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

New partnership board for the Carterton area →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Give Carterton a clear sequence of local improvements →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Windrush Leisure Centre, Witney

Windrush Leisure Centre heating renewal

The new low-carbon heating system has been installed and the old asbestos boiler removed.

Installation milestone recorded for October–December 2025; further phases remain · evidence dated 2026-03-11

Responsible body: West Oxfordshire District Council

What the source says: The report distinguishes the completed heating milestone from additional planned measures.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

2025–26 quarter-three service performance report →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Measure the value of completed heating work →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Near Eynsham

Salt Cross planning framework

The adopted plan guides a proposed new settlement north of the A40.

Area plan adopted 25 February 2026; homes, services and jobs are proposed outcomes · evidence dated 2026-02-25

Responsible body: West Oxfordshire District Council

What the source says: The council describes planned housing, facilities, employment and transport links. Plan adoption is not construction or occupation.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named scheme or programme area only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; a nearby location is not evidence that a whole ward benefits.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Salt Cross Garden Village →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Time Salt Cross services with occupied homes →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

27 of 27 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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4 reviewed plans and projects

4 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected council projects and issues, not a complete council programme. Delivery stages describe the dated source; elapsed planned dates do not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not council commitments, funded promises or deadlines.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

A direct council area and its member districts must not be added together. County wards are district wards, not county electoral divisions.

Sources and calculations are traceable, but this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.