Postcode sector · Witney

OX8 5 area guide

Who lives in OX8 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: West Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Population: 7,490 (2024)

OX8 5Postcode sector · Witney

At a glance

What OX8 5 is like

The OX8 5 postcode sector in West Oxfordshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 7,490 people in 3,184 households. 62.4% of households own their home, 21.8% rent privately and 11.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 60.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How OX8 5 compares

Headline figures for OX8 5, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 19.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school in OX8 5.

Household incomeMore

£57,165

Average annual income before tax, higher than 61% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where OX8 5 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
22.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

OX8 5 FAQs

Is OX8 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Is OX8 5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around OX8 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in OX8 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.6% of residents. 62.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (29.3%).

Which council covers OX8 5?

The local authority for OX8 5 is West Oxfordshire.

OX8 5 comes under West Oxfordshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is OX8 5?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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