Affluence in OX12 8RS
How OX12 8RS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
OX12 8RSWantage
How well off OX12 8RS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX12 8RS area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services2.0
- Living environment3.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Income9.0
- Employment9.0
- Education and skills10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
60% of adults in the OX12 8RS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.2% are retired and 4.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
49.4% of adults in the OX12 8RS area work in managerial or professional jobs, well above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
50.7% of adults in the OX12 8RS area hold a degree or equivalent, well above the England average of 33.9%. 10.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX12 8RS (South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury) (about 1,646 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.