Postcode · Witney

OX8 5ED area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Witney Central
Council: West Oxfordshire
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 2,698 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What OX8 5ED is like

OX8 5ED is a postcode in the Witney Central area of West Oxfordshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,698 people. 56.7% of households own their home, 11.2% rent privately and 22.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 61.1% 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 5ED compares

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

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 17.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£52,676

Average annual income before tax, higher than 50% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where OX8 5ED differs most from the national average.

01
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
02
Few private renters
Only 11.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

OX8 5ED FAQs

Is OX8 5ED a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.0 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 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is OX8 5ED safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around OX8 5ED, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in OX8 5ED?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 8% of residents. 56.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (40.7%).

Which council covers OX8 5ED?

The local authority for OX8 5ED is West Oxfordshire.

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

How well connected is OX8 5ED?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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