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Homes rented privately

10.6% to 34.2%

Homes rented privately ranged from 10.6% in North Leigh to 34.2% in Carterton North East — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Leigh	10.6%	94	888
Ascott and Shipton	11.4%	104	913
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	12%	204	1,696
Freeland and Hanborough	12.1%	248	2,050
Witney North	12.2%	206	1,686
Charlbury and Finstock	12.4%	214	1,730
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	12.8%	241	1,886
Bampton and Clanfield	12.8%	226	1,766
Ducklington	13.3%	136	1,023
Witney West	15.1%	364	2,416
Burford	15.1%	134	887
Milton-under-Wychwood	15.2%	150	990
Eynsham and Cassington	15.8%	441	2,791
Chipping Norton	15.9%	517	3,251
Stonesfield and Tackley	16.2%	303	1,872
The Bartons	17.1%	141	825
Brize Norton and Shilton	17.6%	174	988
Witney South	18.6%	531	2,856
Witney Central	19.3%	493	2,557
Witney East	19.7%	649	3,287
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	20%	346	1,733
Alvescot and Filkins	21.1%	162	769
Woodstock and Bladon	21.2%	425	2,009
Chadlington and Churchill	22.9%	190	828
Carterton North West	25.3%	563	2,221
Carterton South	30%	519	1,730
Carterton North East	34.2%	795	2,325

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.1% to 5%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.1% in Brize Norton and Shilton to 5% in Witney Central — a gap of 2.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brize Norton and Shilton	2.1%	74	3,536
Carterton North East	2.4%	148	6,064
Witney West	2.7%	150	5,624
Woodstock and Bladon	2.7%	120	4,496
Ascott and Shipton	2.7%	59	2,173
Stonesfield and Tackley	2.8%	122	4,435
Alvescot and Filkins	2.9%	53	1,823
Ducklington	3.1%	75	2,420
Milton-under-Wychwood	3.1%	70	2,246
Witney East	3.1%	244	7,822
Freeland and Hanborough	3.2%	160	5,022
Bampton and Clanfield	3.3%	137	4,203
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	3.4%	156	4,588
Carterton North West	3.6%	198	5,445
Chadlington and Churchill	3.7%	72	1,951
Carterton South	3.8%	158	4,174
Eynsham and Cassington	3.9%	249	6,456
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	3.9%	166	4,298
Charlbury and Finstock	4%	152	3,828
Burford	4.2%	84	1,977
Chipping Norton	4.4%	316	7,251
The Bartons	4.4%	86	1,971
Witney South	4.4%	278	6,286
Witney North	4.5%	177	3,953
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	4.5%	185	4,125
North Leigh	4.5%	96	2,127
Witney Central	5%	298	5,949

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People aged 65 or over

8.4% to 35.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.4% in Carterton North East to 35.1% in Burford — a gap of 26.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Carterton North East	8.4%	510	6,065
Brize Norton and Shilton	13.1%	465	3,538
Witney West	13.7%	768	5,617
Carterton North West	15.1%	823	5,440
Witney East	17.3%	1,356	7,823
Carterton South	19%	792	4,173
Alvescot and Filkins	20.1%	367	1,824
Witney Central	20.3%	1,206	5,950
Ducklington	22.1%	535	2,421
The Bartons	22.6%	445	1,973
Woodstock and Bladon	23.1%	1,040	4,498
Stonesfield and Tackley	23.5%	1,043	4,435
Bampton and Clanfield	23.6%	990	4,202
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	23.8%	1,094	4,588
Witney South	24%	1,512	6,287
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	24.1%	1,035	4,297
Freeland and Hanborough	24.3%	1,221	5,019
Chipping Norton	24.6%	1,782	7,250
Witney North	24.6%	973	3,951
Eynsham and Cassington	24.9%	1,605	6,457
North Leigh	24.9%	530	2,125
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	26.5%	1,093	4,124
Milton-under-Wychwood	27.2%	611	2,247
Chadlington and Churchill	27.4%	536	1,955
Charlbury and Finstock	27.9%	1,069	3,828
Ascott and Shipton	30.1%	655	2,174
Burford	35.1%	692	1,974

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.9% to 18.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.9% in Brize Norton and Shilton to 18.8% in Witney Central — a gap of 10.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Brize Norton and Shilton	7.9%	246	3,126
Alvescot and Filkins	9.5%	147	1,543
Woodstock and Bladon	9.8%	362	3,689
Carterton North East	9.8%	453	4,610
Witney West	10.3%	468	4,529
Stonesfield and Tackley	11.1%	405	3,635
Freeland and Hanborough	12.2%	500	4,097
Chadlington and Churchill	12.2%	204	1,670
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	12.9%	487	3,783
Witney East	12.9%	806	6,244
North Leigh	13.3%	242	1,815
Charlbury and Finstock	13.6%	433	3,192
The Bartons	13.7%	221	1,611
Ascott and Shipton	13.8%	254	1,840
Carterton North West	14%	599	4,266
Bampton and Clanfield	14.2%	490	3,439
Eynsham and Cassington	14.7%	780	5,313
Milton-under-Wychwood	14.7%	272	1,849
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	14.8%	525	3,537
Burford	14.9%	254	1,701
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	15.5%	540	3,485
Carterton South	15.7%	528	3,362
Witney North	17.1%	570	3,332
Ducklington	17.3%	349	2,012
Chipping Norton	17.4%	1,041	5,986
Witney South	18.3%	977	5,337
Witney Central	18.8%	900	4,791

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.4% to 53.2%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 26.4% in Carterton North West to 53.2% in Woodstock and Bladon — a gap of 26.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Carterton North West	26.4%	1,126	4,266
Carterton South	26.6%	895	3,362
Carterton North East	29.4%	1,357	4,610
Witney South	30.7%	1,638	5,337
Witney Central	31.4%	1,502	4,791
Brize Norton and Shilton	32.5%	1,015	3,126
Ducklington	33.6%	677	2,012
Witney North	35.1%	1,171	3,332
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	37.3%	1,300	3,485
Chipping Norton	37.4%	2,237	5,986
Witney West	37.6%	1,704	4,529
Bampton and Clanfield	39.5%	1,358	3,439
Milton-under-Wychwood	40%	739	1,849
The Bartons	40.5%	652	1,611
Witney East	40.6%	2,534	6,244
North Leigh	40.8%	741	1,815
Burford	41.2%	700	1,701
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	41.9%	1,482	3,537
Eynsham and Cassington	42.4%	2,255	5,313
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	42.5%	1,608	3,783
Freeland and Hanborough	43%	1,761	4,097
Chadlington and Churchill	44%	734	1,670
Alvescot and Filkins	44%	679	1,543
Stonesfield and Tackley	46.6%	1,693	3,635
Ascott and Shipton	47.5%	874	1,840
Charlbury and Finstock	47.6%	1,519	3,192
Woodstock and Bladon	53.2%	1,962	3,689

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.3% to 16.8%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.3% in Ascott and Shipton to 16.8% in Witney South — a gap of 8.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Ascott and Shipton	8.3%	76	914
Woodstock and Bladon	8.5%	170	2,009
Witney West	8.6%	207	2,417
Stonesfield and Tackley	8.6%	161	1,875
Brize Norton and Shilton	9.3%	92	988
Carterton North East	9.5%	222	2,327
Freeland and Hanborough	9.6%	197	2,050
The Bartons	9.8%	81	827
Witney East	10.3%	339	3,289
Milton-under-Wychwood	10.3%	102	987
Alvescot and Filkins	10.6%	82	771
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	11.1%	192	1,735
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	11.1%	189	1,700
Witney North	11.2%	189	1,689
Chadlington and Churchill	11.6%	96	827
Burford	11.6%	103	885
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	11.7%	221	1,886
Ducklington	11.8%	120	1,021
North Leigh	12%	107	892
Eynsham and Cassington	12.1%	337	2,788
Charlbury and Finstock	12.5%	217	1,730
Bampton and Clanfield	12.6%	222	1,767
Carterton South	12.6%	218	1,729
Carterton North West	13%	288	2,222
Chipping Norton	13.1%	426	3,251
Witney Central	16.2%	414	2,560
Witney South	16.8%	480	2,854

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7.6% to 29%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 7.6% in Carterton South to 29% in Witney Central — a gap of 21.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 27 of 27 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Carterton South	7.6%	131	1,730
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	7.7%	131	1,696
Brize Norton and Shilton	7.9%	78	988
The Bartons	8.6%	71	825
Witney West	8.7%	209	2,416
Chadlington and Churchill	9.1%	75	828
Freeland and Hanborough	9.8%	200	2,050
Woodstock and Bladon	10.4%	208	2,009
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	10.8%	204	1,886
Carterton North East	10.8%	252	2,325
Witney North	11%	185	1,686
Ascott and Shipton	11.3%	103	913
Alvescot and Filkins	11.8%	91	769
Carterton North West	12.3%	273	2,221
North Leigh	12.6%	112	888
Ducklington	12.7%	130	1,023
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	12.9%	223	1,733
Witney East	12.9%	424	3,287
Stonesfield and Tackley	13.5%	252	1,872
Milton-under-Wychwood	13.7%	136	990
Charlbury and Finstock	13.9%	240	1,730
Eynsham and Cassington	14.1%	394	2,791
Bampton and Clanfield	15.5%	273	1,766
Chipping Norton	17.2%	558	3,251
Witney South	17.3%	494	2,856
Burford	19.7%	175	887
Witney Central	29%	741	2,557

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