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2,994 people live in this town in Oxfordshire, South East.
Bampton’s grades pull in different directions. Health is a strength: life expectancy 82 for men, 85.4 for women. The local economy does well: mean household income £64,411; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Buying the median home, at £385,000, takes 5.9 years of household income in the West Oxfordshire council area. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 11% of towns in England. Overall, that makes a B, good for #35 of 38 in Oxfordshire. It comes out better than 55% of UK towns.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Bampton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bampton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 92 buildings inside Bampton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bampton.
Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bampton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 189 | D− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
25% of homes date from before 1919. Bampton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It has 92 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 46% lies in conservation areas, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
One GP practice serves the town; just over two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Bampton is John Radcliffe Hospital, 14.1 miles away. Women here live to 85.4 on average and men to 82 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Bampton | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 87% of commuters at the census. 18% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). There are 0.4 jobs in Bampton for each resident in work. Of the commuters living locally, 7% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 108 recorded crimes inside Bampton’s built-up area, and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 3.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Oxfordshire’s towns (4.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
69% of households own their home, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). The £385,000 median rests on 126 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026). Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £610,000 | 43 |
| Semi-detached | £360,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £199,950 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Line up the people of Bampton by age and the one in the middle is 45.6. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Oxfordshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Degrees are held by 40% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bampton | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
92 listed buildings in Bampton, 1 of them Grade I.
The Deanery: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cromwell House and the Old Forge: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Morris Clows Public House: Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bridge House: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 notable people were born in Bampton.
Frederick Whitaker: Photographer unidentified, Public domain · George Eyston: JAP_+_George_Eyston.jpg: Bhj0321 derivative work: Sporti, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bampton | 2,994 | — | B | B− | B | A− |
| Aston | 1,174 | 1.7 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Carterton | 17,951 | 3.1 | B+ | B+ | B | B |
| Ducklington | 1,585 | 3.6 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Minster Lovell | 1,270 | 4.5 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Witney | 30,167 | 4.6 | B | B | C+ | B |
| Standlake | 1,185 | 5 | — | C− | A+ | A |
| Faringdon | 8,625 | 5.5 | B | B+ | C | B |
Aston, Ducklington, Minster Lovell and Standlake have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 12.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
Primary results trail 89% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Oxfordshire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £385,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £199,950, terraced houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £360,000 and detached houses £610,000. Household incomes are higher than in 79% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
Town in Oxfordshire, England
Bampton is a built-up area of 2,994 people, in the West Oxfordshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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