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A village in Oxfordshire, South East, home to 877 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chadlington is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. It has 17 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes sell for a median £577,500. 14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Chadlington does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Chadlington’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
44% 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 Chadlington.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took just over four in five commuters, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%), and on top of that 45% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Also worth knowing: about 9% of its commuters stay in Chadlington for work. Households take home £65K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Chadlington Church of England Primary School’s results beat 97% of schools in England like it. There is one school here; it is shown below. 86% of pupils at the one primary school within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chadlington Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 91 | A+ |
17% of households rent privately. Social housing holds 13% of households, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £620,000 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £540,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police figures for Chadlington’s built-up area: 10 crimes and 1 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. There were 1.5 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
Seeing a GP means leaving Chadlington: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. The nearest A&E to Chadlington is Horton General Hospital, 13.3 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.6% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Chadlington | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Relative to its size, Chadlington keeps 194 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The under-15s are 14% of the population here. One in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Half the people of Chadlington are older than 51.5. Graduates make up 41% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chadlington | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 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 Chadlington. Best known first.
Historic houseCornbury Park3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCharlbury Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumChurchill & Sarsden Heritage Centre4.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumChipping Norton Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadlington | 877 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlbury | 2,810 | 2.7 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Chipping Norton | 6,991 | 2.9 | B | B | C+ | C |
| Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood | 2,956 | 4.5 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Stonesfield | 1,663 | 5.1 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| North Leigh | 1,733 | 7 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Middle Barton | 1,762 | 7.1 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Hook Norton | 2,188 | 7.1 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
Stonesfield, North Leigh, Middle Barton 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 8 times the typical UK town for its size. 44% of Chadlington’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £540,000 and detached houses £620,000.
Band D council tax in Chadlington is £2,551 for 2026–27, more than in 76% 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.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Chadlington is a built-up area of 877 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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