United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
West Oxfordshire
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~112k · 59 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but good to learn in. West Oxfordshire's median house price is 9.9 times median annual pay, and rent takes a significant 38.2% of gross earnings, both higher than the South East median. However, recorded crime is low, below the South East median, and deprivation is also low, better than 5% of England authorities. The real draw is education, with 97% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, above the South East median. This suits families prioritising schooling and a safe environment over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How West Oxfordshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,863/yr
Mid
Better than 55% of UK LAs
House price
£395,000
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,270/mo
Expensive
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,567/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Crime
43.7/1k
Safest
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.7
Least deprived
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Schools
98.3%
Very strong
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
59 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
58 of 59 (98.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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59 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 59 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in West Oxfordshire →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.