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The town has 4,752 residents and lies in Oxfordshire, South East.
Good on most counts; one lags. People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy is 83.5 for men and 84.5 for women. With an A− overall, Bodicote is better than 77% of UK towns and ranks #19 of 38 in Oxfordshire. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 19% of towns in England; secondary results beat 43% of towns in England. Homes sell for a median £370,500, about 6 years of what households in the Cherwell council area earn.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Bodicote 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 Bodicote is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 36 buildings inside Bodicote’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
7% 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 Bodicote.
A disability affects just over a tenth of people in Bodicote. 88% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 1 miles off. Men in Bodicote can expect to live to 83.5, women to 84.5 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Bodicote | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
At the town’s 2 primary schools, 55% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km averages 44.8, and 43% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Between them, two primaries teach 739 pupils in Bodicote.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 425 | C− |
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Bodicote has less crime per resident than 81% of them. Over the year to August 2026, 146 offences were reported locally, along with 35 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 47% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Home ownership stands at 71% of households. 291 standard sales inside Bodicote’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £370,500. Private rents average £1,304 a month across the Cherwell council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £500,000 | 123 |
| Semi-detached | £341,046 | 109 |
| Terraced | £324,896 | 49 |
| Flat or maisonette | £187,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 7%. Grade II* covers 1 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Bodicote counts 76 listed buildings, lower than Oxfordshire’s towns (107) yet higher than England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Households had £70K a year before tax, close to Oxfordshire’s towns (£70K) and above England’s towns (£55K). At the census, 14% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. About 2% of its commuters stay in Bodicote for work. For 51% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. At 36.1, the median resident of Bodicote sits in the middle of the age range. Over-65s are 15% of the population. 39% of adults hold a degree, below Oxfordshire’s towns (42%) but above England’s towns (34%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bodicote | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 Bodicote. Best known first.
Historic houseBroughton Castle3.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumBanbury Museum2.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBloxham Village Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTooley's Historic Boatyard2.2 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 notable people were born in Bodicote.
John C. Austin: Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0 · Arthur Cobb: Popperfoto, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodicote | 4,752 | — | A− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 1.4 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Banbury | 52,041 | 2 | C+ | B | D | C |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 2.4 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 2.7 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Middleton Cheney | 4,127 | 3.3 | A | C | A | B+ |
| Deddington | 1,769 | 3.9 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 5.9 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
Kings Sutton, Deddington and Croughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 57% of towns in England, and primary results trail 81% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Bodicote has 2 state schools; places are handled by Oxfordshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £370,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £187,500, terraced houses £324,896, semi-detached houses £341,046 and detached houses £500,000.
Town in Oxfordshire, England
Bodicote is a built-up area of 4,752 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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