West Oxfordshire: local statistics
West Oxfordshire is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 121,412 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over West Oxfordshire, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The claimant count for West Oxfordshire stood at 1,360 in August 2026, or 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64, compared with 3.1% in the South East. That compares with 1.7% a year before. The five-year high was 2.6% (August 2021); the low was 1.6% (July 2023).
The police recorded 42.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in West Oxfordshire in the year to March 2026 (5,173 offences in all), the 51st highest rate of 55 in the South East. The rate was 41.6 in the year to March 2025. The highest rate in the series was 49.8, in the year to March 2023. Fraud is not included.
An estimated 88.1% of people aged 16 to 64 living in West Oxfordshire were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey (give or take 5.1 points); the figure for the South East was 78.9%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 77.6% to 89.3%.
In 2022 to 2024, women in West Oxfordshire had a life expectancy at birth of 85.4 years; for men it was 81.9 (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.5 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.6 more. It is 13th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest for women.
In mid-2025 the population of West Oxfordshire was estimated at 121,412, up 0.5% on a year earlier. That is 12,052 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 11.0%, against +8.1% for the South East as a whole, 16th of 64 in the South East, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in West Oxfordshire is £2,566.95, up £123.07 on 2025-26. It is the 17th highest of 64 in the South East. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,613.35, so it has risen 59%.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in West Oxfordshire at £418,586 for July 2026, down 1.6% on a year before. Among council areas that puts it the 25th highest of 64 in the South East; the average for the South East was £380,878. The July peak was £425,282 in 2025, and prices are 20% above July 2016. The average price is 9.5 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in West Oxfordshire. That ratio is 26th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest ratio.
Full-time employees living in West Oxfordshire earned a median £766.60 a week in April 2025 (£43,932 a year). That is 6.0% below the figure for the South East and the 43rd highest of all 64 council areas in the South East. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £750.00, £16.60 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £565.80, so it has risen 35% before inflation.
6,635 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in West Oxfordshire in March 2026, 5% more than in 2016. That is 55 for every 1,000 residents, the 20th highest of all 64 council areas in the South East.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 109,360 |
| 2016 | 109,705 |
| 2017 | 110,289 |
| 2018 | 110,656 |
| 2019 | 111,362 |
| 2020 | 112,534 |
| 2021 | 115,116 |
| 2022 | 117,058 |
| 2023 | 119,263 |
| 2024 | 120,826 |
| 2025 | 121,412 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £348,654 |
| July 2017 | £359,488 |
| July 2018 | £360,603 |
| July 2019 | £338,147 |
| July 2020 | £365,505 |
| July 2021 | £347,926 |
| July 2022 | £387,688 |
| July 2023 | £404,684 |
| July 2024 | £405,833 |
| July 2025 | £425,282 |
| July 2026 | £418,586 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £565.80 a week |
| 2016 | £575.30 a week |
| 2017 | £631.00 a week |
| 2018 | £653.80 a week |
| 2019 | £636.30 a week |
| 2020 | £626.00 a week |
| 2021 | £628.60 a week |
| 2022 | £676.30 a week |
| 2023 | £696.00 a week |
| 2024 | £787.60 a week |
| 2025 | £766.60 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,613.35 |
| 2017-18 | £1,689.32 |
| 2018-19 | £1,786.20 |
| 2019-20 | £1,857.25 |
| 2020-21 | £1,936.84 |
| 2021-22 | £2,004.89 |
| 2022-23 | £2,103.10 |
| 2023-24 | £2,207.87 |
| 2024-25 | £2,320.36 |
| 2025-26 | £2,443.88 |
| 2026-27 | £2,566.95 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 31.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 31.6 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 35.2 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 40.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 45.0 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 39.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 46.5 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 49.8 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 41.6 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 42.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 85.2% |
| 2016/17 | 83.4% |
| 2017/18 | 83.6% |
| 2018/19 | 89.3% |
| 2019/20 | 84.1% |
| 2020/21 | 77.6% |
| 2021/22 | 82.4% |
| 2022/23 | 84.1% |
| 2023/24 | 88.0% |
| 2024/25 | 87.8% |
| 2025/26 | 88.1% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.1 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.2 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.7 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 85.0 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 85.2 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 85.2 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 85.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 85.2 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,310 |
| 2017 | 6,285 |
| 2018 | 6,335 |
| 2019 | 6,430 |
| 2020 | 6,420 |
| 2021 | 6,445 |
| 2022 | 6,535 |
| 2023 | 6,500 |
| 2024 | 6,585 |
| 2025 | 6,600 |
| 2026 | 6,635 |
Questions about West Oxfordshire
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in West Oxfordshire?
1,360 in August 2026 (1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in West Oxfordshire?
Home Office figures show 5,173 offences in the year to March 2026, or 42.6 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in West Oxfordshire?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.9 years for men and 85.4 for women.
What is the population of West Oxfordshire?
The ONS estimates 121,412 people lived in West Oxfordshire in mid-2025.
How much is Band D council tax in West Oxfordshire?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,566.95 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in West Oxfordshire?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £418,586.
What is the average salary in West Oxfordshire?
Median pay for full-time employees living in West Oxfordshire was £766.60 a week in April 2025 (£43,932 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over West Oxfordshire
Every body that makes decisions for West Oxfordshire, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- West Oxfordshire council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- West Oxfordshire in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Banbury: Sean Woodcock (Labour) MP
- Bicester and Woodstock: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Witney: Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK unemployment rate · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the South East: Crawley · Dartford · Dover · Havant · Sevenoaks · Tunbridge Wells
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