Boars Hill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Boars Hill’s built-up area.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Boars HillOxfordshire
It is a village of 540 residents in Oxfordshire, South East.
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Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
540
Census 2021 · Vale of White Horse council
Median home
£760K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
57.5
35% are 65+ · Oxfordshire 18%
Degree level
69%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Boars Hill a good place to live?
Boars Hill is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Homes change hands at a median £760,000. 69% of adults are qualified to degree level. It has 3 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Boars Hill stand out
The 3 things Boars Hill does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Oxfordshire 42%.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boars Hill.
Who lives here
An older town: 35% of people in Boars Hill are 65 or over, more than in Oxfordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
57.5median age
The under-15s are 11% of the population here. 8.2% of residents are 15 to 24, below Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. The age that splits Boars Hill in two is 57.5.
Boars HillOxfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
35%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications5%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar9%
Degree level69%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Boars Hill | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 35% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 5.3% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 8.7% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 69% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Boars Hill work nearby than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 18% travel under 5 km
15%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 60% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In 2026, 3.2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. The car took 82% of commuters, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for three in five workers at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot8%
Bicycle4%
Train2%
Bus1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
60%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
3.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Boars Hill is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
£760Kmedian sale
1% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 12% of households, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). That is the middle of 15 standard sales inside Boars Hill’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Boars Hill£760K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,232,500 | 8 |
| Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | 6 |
87%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,352
average private rent a month, Vale of White Horse council area
£2,551
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Boars Hill see more burglary and damage than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11.7 per 1,000 a year
14.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 40% were violence and sexual offences. Violence came to 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Oxfordshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 20 recorded crimes inside Boars Hill’s built-up area, and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Other theft4
Public order3
Drugs3
Damage & arson1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social2
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.
14.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
20
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Is Boars Hill a healthy place? 87% of its people say their health is good, above Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
87%good or very good health
Boars Hill has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away. 5.4% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and near England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Boars Hill is John Radcliffe Hospital, 4.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Boars Hill | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
81.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.5
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Old homes shape Boars Hill: 18% were built before 1919, more than in Oxfordshire’s towns and across England’s towns
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Boars Hill has 56 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, between Oxfordshire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). Boars Hill has 3 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
56
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Boars Hill
13pages on Boars Hill
The big questions
Safety14.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £760K · rent £1,352 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 months · busiest street Fox LaneSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.8 (men), 84.5 (women)Work & commute63% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ashmolean Museum and 50 more in and around Boars Hill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Boars Hill. Best known first.
MuseumAshmolean Museum4 km outside town, to the north
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History4.4 km outside town, to the north
CastleOxford Castle Motte3.6 km outside town, to the north
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum4.4 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBeaumont Palace3.9 km outside town, to the north
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden3.9 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
About Boars Hill
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Boars Hill is a built-up area of 540 people, in the Vale of White Horse 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
- Population
- 540 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004558
Boars Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Wootton (Vale of White Horse)KenningtonChawleyShipponRadleyAbingdon-on-ThamesOxfordBoars Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boars Hill | 540 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wootton (Vale of White Horse) | 2,428 | 1.5 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Kennington | 4,595 | 1.6 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Chawley | 1,127 | 2.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Shippon | 1,894 | 2.3 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Radley | 2,079 | 2.5 | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 33,179 | 2.8 | A− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Oxford | 170,799 | 3.2 | C+ | D | C− | C+ |
Wootton (Vale of White Horse), Chawley, Shippon and Radley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Boars Hill
Is Boars Hill expensive to live in?
By type: flats £325,000 and detached houses £1,232,500. Private rents in the Vale of White Horse council area averaged £1,352 a month in August 2026.
How many listed buildings are there in Boars Hill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
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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