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Walking, cycling and public transport carry 14% of commuters. This village in Oxfordshire, South East has a population of 1,769.
Police record less crime here than in most towns: 9.4 violent and sexual offences and 5.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Work and incomes are strong (A): mean household income £72,864; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: the median home sold for £457,500, 7.4 years of area income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Deddington has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Deddington 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 Deddington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Deddington’s built-up area.
35% 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 Deddington.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 35% of the housing. Deddington’s listed buildings include The Leadenporch House, Grade I. It counts 99 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 43% of the town’s land, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). There is one school here; it is shown below. The town’s primary school has 212 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deddington Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 212 | B− |
40 crimes and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Deddington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Deddington records less crime per resident than 88% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.5 reports per 1,000, 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
The nearest A&E to Deddington is Horton General Hospital, 5.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Women here live to 85 on average and men to 81.6 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Deddington | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
Council and housing-body homes hold just over one in ten households. Owners make up 72% of households, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Also worth knowing: 90 standard sales inside Deddington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £457,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £635,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £355,750 | 16 |
| Terraced | £362,500 | 22 |
| Flat or maisonette | £141,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.8 jobs in Deddington for each resident in work. The car took 84% of commuters, above Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. About 12% of its commuters stay in Deddington for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Line up the people of Deddington by age and the one in the middle is 50. 9.7% of residents are 15 to 24, below Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Deddington | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 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 Deddington. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageDeddington Castle100 m outside town, to the east
CastleAynhoe Park4.4 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBloxham Village Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestCastleCastleNorth Aston Hall2.4 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deddington | 1,769 | — | — | C− | A | A− |
| Adderbury and Twyford | 3,318 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Bloxham | 3,681 | 3.3 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Kings Sutton | 2,306 | 3.8 | — | C | A− | A− |
| Bodicote | 4,752 | 3.9 | A− | C+ | B+ | A |
| Middle Barton | 1,762 | 4 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Upper Heyford | 2,481 | 4.8 | — | C | C | A− |
| Croughton | 1,200 | 5.3 | — | C− | A+ | A− |
Kings Sutton, Middle Barton, Upper Heyford 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 23 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is The Leadenporch House.
Police recorded 40 crimes inside Deddington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 40% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £457,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £141,000, terraced houses £362,500, semi-detached houses £355,750 and detached houses £635,000.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Deddington is a built-up area of 1,769 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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