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3,681 residents make their home in this town in Oxfordshire, South East.
Health is its strong suit: life expectancy is 83.3 for men and 85.5 for women. Jobs & income is another plus — the mean household earns £69,599 a year. Homes are dear: the median home sold for £421,250, 6.8 years of area income. The overall grade comes out at B+, better than 71% of UK towns. That places it #23 of 38 in Oxfordshire. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B− for schools, B− for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Bloxham 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 Bloxham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 131 buildings inside Bloxham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
14% 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 Bloxham.
Self-reported good health: 87% of Bloxham’s residents. At the census, 3.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%), and on top of that a disability affects 13% of people in the town. One GP practice serves the town; nearly nine in ten patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Bloxham | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 62% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 44.8, with 43% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Warriner SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,553 | B |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them, Grade I 1. Bloxham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Of the town’s 131 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, Grade I counts 1 and Grade II* 1. Conservation areas cover 25% of the town’s land, above Oxfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
12% of households live in social housing. Owners make up 73% of households, above Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £1,304 a month across the Cherwell council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £490,000 | 57 |
| Semi-detached | £347,000 | 37 |
| Terraced | £290,000 | 30 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: 12% of resident commuters. Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below Oxfordshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.5% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
63% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 137 recorded crimes inside Bloxham’s built-up area, and 23 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage come to 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
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.
Degrees are held by 42% of adults, near Oxfordshire’s towns (42%) and higher than England’s towns (34%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 11%. The middle age in Bloxham is 41.1.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bloxham | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bloxham. Best known first.
MuseumBloxham Village Museumin town
Historic houseBroughton Castle2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBanbury Museum4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSwalcliffe Tithe Barn4.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTooley's Historic Boatyard4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
131 listed buildings in Bloxham, 1 of them Grade I.
Bloxham School: Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Joiner's Arms Public House: Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Barn Approximately 20 Metres South of Rectory Farmhouse: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Woodbine Cottage: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxham | 3,681 | — | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 2.7 | A− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Deddington | 1,769 | 3.3 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 3.6 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 4.5 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Hook Norton | 2,188 | 4.7 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 6 | A | C | A | B+ |
Deddington, Kings Sutton and Hook Norton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 14.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £421,250, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £290,000, semi-detached houses £347,000 and detached houses £490,000.
Band D council tax in Bloxham is £2,540 for 2026–27, more than in 74% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in Oxfordshire, England
Bloxham is a built-up area of 3,681 people, in the Cherwell 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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