Cothill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Cothill’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CothillOxfordshire
With 292 residents, it is a village in Oxfordshire, South East.
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Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
292
Census 2021 · Vale of White Horse council
Median age
13.2
5% are 65+ · Oxfordshire 18%
Degree level
70%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
20%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Cothill a good place to live?
There are no grades for Cothill: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Only 5% of residents are 65 or over. 3 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
What makes Cothill stand out
The 3 things Cothill does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 5% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Oxfordshire 42%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cothill.
Who lives here
Cothill is a graduates’ town: 70% hold a degree, more than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Aged 15 to 24: 2.4% of residents; what’s more, people 65 and over make up 5.5% of the town, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Under-15s account for 67% of the population. Cothill has a median age of 13.2 years.
13.2median age
CothillOxfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
5%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications4%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar10%
Degree level70%
Women and men · all residents
21% women, 79% men
About 27 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Cothill is a campus town: students living in halls or boarding houses count as residents.
| Cothill | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 67% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 2.4% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 6.5% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 5.5% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 4.3% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 9.7% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 70% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 19% in Cothill, fewer than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 53% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for 53% of workers at the census. The car took four in five commuters, above Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Among 16 to 64s, 4.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. 6% of commuters who live in Cothill also work there.
20%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot17%
Bicycle3%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
53%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£70K
mean household income, before tax
4.1%
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
Most households in Cothill own their home: 72%, more than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Council and housing-body homes hold 2% of households. 17% rent privately, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,352 a month across the Vale of White Horse council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cothill£0K
Typical UK town£277K
72%
of households own their home · England 61%
17%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,352
average private rent a month, Vale of White Horse council area
£2,537
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
Violence is recorded less often in Cothill than in Oxfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year. 4 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Cothill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026.
1.1violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary4
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social1
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.
1.1
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
4
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Is Cothill a healthy place? 95% of its people say their health is good, above Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Cothill: the nearest practice is 2 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 0.7% of the town. Add to that, at the census, 5.2% of people here had a disability, below Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. The nearest A&E to Cothill is John Radcliffe Hospital, 6.8 miles away.
95%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 95%Fair 4%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2021 | Cothill | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 5.2% | 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 · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Cothill’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Cothill keeps 103 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. The pre-1919 share of homes is 13%.
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
103
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Abingdon Abbey and 4 more in and around Cothill
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cothill. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
Museum · English HeritageAbingdon County Hall Museum4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionJarn Mound3.1 km outside town, to the northeastWildlife parkWildlife parkMillets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionMillets Farm Centre3.8 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Abingdon Abbey: Claire Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abingdon County Hall Museum: William M. Connolley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cothill
12pages on Cothill
The big questions
Cothill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Wootton (Vale of White Horse)ShipponMarchamAbingdon-on-ThamesChawleyDraytonRadleyCothill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothill | 292 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wootton (Vale of White Horse) | 2,428 | 1.1 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Shippon | 1,894 | 1.4 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Marcham | 2,030 | 1.7 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 33,179 | 2.5 | A− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Chawley | 1,127 | 3 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Drayton | 3,110 | 3.3 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Radley | 2,079 | 3.8 | — | C+ | A | A− |
Wootton (Vale of White Horse), Shippon, Marcham, Chawley 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 Cothill
Who lives in Cothill?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 67% of residents were under 15 and 18% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 5.5% were 65 or over.
How many listed buildings are there in Cothill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 4.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Cothill?
Band D council tax in Cothill is £2,537 for 2026–27, more than in 73% 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.
About Cothill
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Cothill is a built-up area of 292 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
- 292 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004616
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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