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South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire is a district council in Oxfordshire, in the South East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is South Oxfordshire and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,598

Higher than 87% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

11th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£474k

Higher than 88% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

14th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Up 5.2% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,292

Higher than 76% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 3.7% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings9.8

Higher than 83% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home70

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van10.8%

Lower than 97% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

6th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station24.8%

Lower than 51% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket57%

Lower than 80% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

7th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy65%

Lower than 73% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available68%

Lower than 76% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score50.4

Higher than 84% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

14th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,849

Lower than 85% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

11th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Oxfordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents40.2

Lower than 98% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

3rd lowest of the 51 councils in the South East.

Down 7.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households2.6

Lower than 93% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

3rd lowest of the 51 councils in the South East.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year33.7

Lower than 76% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Oxfordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 8th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier88.7%

Lower than 76% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 5 districts in Oxfordshire.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.9

Higher than 75% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

12th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.8

Higher than 90% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

Joint 11th highest of the 62 councils in the South East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.2

Lower than 55% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women66.6 yrs

Higher than 95% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Oxfordshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 5th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Down 0.6 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home16.6 ha

Lower than 70% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.8 µg/m³

Lower than 63% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 41.4% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

South Oxfordshire shares a boundary with Buckinghamshire, Cherwell, Oxford, Reading, Vale of White Horse, West Berkshire and Wokingham. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. West Berkshire£1,216
  2. Cherwell£1,217
  3. Vale of White Horse£1,230
  4. South Oxfordshire£1,292
  5. Buckinghamshire£1,310
  6. Wokingham£1,345
  7. Reading£1,393
  8. Oxford£1,667
Average house price, all homes
  1. Cherwell£354k
  2. Reading£361k
  3. West Berkshire£403k
  4. Vale of White Horse£414k
  5. Oxford£467k
  6. South Oxfordshire£474k
  7. Buckinghamshire£491k
  8. Wokingham£499k
Council tax, band D
  1. Wokingham£2,498
  2. West Berkshire£2,505
  3. Buckinghamshire£2,527
  4. Vale of White Horse£2,577
  5. Cherwell£2,583
  6. South Oxfordshire£2,598
  7. Reading£2,613
  8. Oxford£2,678
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Wokingham38.8
  2. South Oxfordshire40.2
  3. Vale of White Horse45.5
  4. Buckinghamshire53.1
  5. West Berkshire54.8
  6. Cherwell63.0
  7. Oxford96.3
  8. Reading97.5
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. West Berkshire1,769
  2. South Oxfordshire1,849
  3. Oxford1,963
  4. Vale of White Horse2,017
  5. Cherwell2,037
  6. Buckinghamshire2,066
  7. Reading2,419
  8. Wokingham2,593
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. West Berkshire58%
  2. Vale of White Horse59%
  3. Cherwell61%
  4. Reading63%
  5. South Oxfordshire64%
  6. Oxford64%
  7. Buckinghamshire66%
  8. Wokingham70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. West Berkshire6.5 µg/m³
  2. Cherwell6.7 µg/m³
  3. South Oxfordshire6.8 µg/m³
  4. Vale of White Horse6.9 µg/m³
  5. Buckinghamshire8.2 µg/m³
  6. Wokingham8.9 µg/m³
  7. Oxford9.8 µg/m³
  8. Reading10.2 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Vale of White Horse1.2%
  2. Oxford9.4%
  3. Buckinghamshire20.3%
  4. Cherwell20.5%
  5. Reading24.1%
  6. Wokingham24.1%
  7. South Oxfordshire24.8%
  8. West Berkshire27.9%

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