Postcode district · Wantage
Who lives in OX12
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in OX12, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 42,335 (2024)
OX12Postcode district · Wantage
Who lives in OX12
Residents
42,335
2024 estimate
Households
16,280
Census
Median age
44
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
17% / 21%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.7% of residents. 16.3% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 21.2% are 65 or over, above the England figure of 18.4%.
OX12England
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
51.1% of residents are female and 48.9% male.
OX12
51%
49%
England
- Female51.1%51%
- Male48.9%49%
Relationship status
53% of adults in OX12 are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 30.2% have never married.
OX12England
Married or civil partnership53%44.7%
Never married30.2%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved8.5%9.1%
Separated2%2.2%
Widowed6.4%6.1%
How residents rate their health
85.6% of residents in OX12 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
OX12
51%
34%
England
- Very good51.5%48.5%
- Good34.2%33.7%
- Fair11%12.7%
- Bad2.8%4%
- Very bad0.7%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.