Brize Norton’s story
18 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Brize Norton’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Brize NortonOxfordshire
322 people call this village in Oxfordshire, South East home.
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Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
322
Census 2021 · West Oxfordshire council
Median age
39.7
13% are 65+ · Oxfordshire 18%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
16%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Brize Norton a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Brize Norton has no grades; its figures are still real. It has 18 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Over-65s are only 13% of the population.
What makes Brize Norton stand out
The 2 things Brize Norton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brize Norton.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Brize Norton walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 16%
16%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The average household earns £66K a year before tax. 82% of commuters drove, above Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For 37% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot11%
Bicycle4%
Bus1%
Train1%
37%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£66K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Brize Norton is a town of owners: 71% of households own their home, above Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 7% of households, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area. That is the middle of 6 standard sales inside Brize Norton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Brize Norton£0K
Typical UK town£277K
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,305
average private rent a month, West Oxfordshire council area
£2,544
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
Crime recorded by police in Brize Norton
23.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
There were 1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (4.8) and England’s towns (7.8). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 13 crimes inside Brize Norton’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 54% were violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Public order2
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Vehicle crime1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
23.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
Disability is less common in Brize Norton, 13% of residents, than in Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
88%good or very good health
Seeing a GP means leaving Brize Norton: the nearest practice is 1 miles away. 88% of people in Brize Norton rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 2.8% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Brize Norton is John Radcliffe Hospital, 14.7 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Brize Norton | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
81.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
Brize Norton is rich in listed buildings: 559 per 10,000 residents, more than Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns
18listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over one in ten homes were built before 1919. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II17
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Britius Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
11%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
559
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 19% of Brize Norton, above Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
39.7median age
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, lower than Oxfordshire’s towns (42%) and near England’s towns (34%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up one in ten residents. Ages in Brize Norton split evenly at 39.7: half are older, half younger.
Brize NortonOxfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
10%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications11%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Brize Norton | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Brize Norton
12pages on Brize Norton
The big questions
About Brize Norton
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Brize Norton is a built-up area of 322 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
- Population
- 322 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Oxfordshire
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004440
Brize Norton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CartertonMinster LovellBamptonDucklingtonWitneyAstonBurfordBrize Norton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brize Norton | 322 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carterton | 17,951 | 1.2 | B+ | B+ | B | B |
| Minster Lovell | 1,270 | 2.3 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Bampton | 2,994 | 2.5 | B | B− | B | A− |
| Ducklington | 1,585 | 3.3 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Witney | 30,167 | 3.5 | B | B | C+ | B |
| Aston | 1,174 | 3.6 | — | C+ | A− | A− |
| Burford | 1,522 | 4.3 | — | C | C | A− |
Minster Lovell, Ducklington, Aston and Burford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Brize Norton
How many listed buildings are there in Brize Norton?
That is 22.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Brize Norton?
Band D council tax in Brize Norton is £2,544 for 2026–27, more than in 75% 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.
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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