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A town in Oxfordshire, South East, home to 5,321 people.
Schools do well: primary results beat 99% of towns in England; secondary results beat 92% of towns in England. A median £400,000 buys a home here, 6.1 times what households in the West Oxfordshire council area earn in a year. Add walkability to its strengths: a quarter of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The overall grade comes out at A+, better than 96% of UK towns. It ranks #6 of 38 in Oxfordshire.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Eynsham 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 Eynsham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 75 buildings inside Eynsham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 2 scheduled monuments.
15% 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 Eynsham.
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 82% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Both of its schools are shown below. Some 1,816 pupils attend Eynsham’s one primary and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eynsham Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 426 | A+ |
| Bartholomew SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,390 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Before tax, the average household brings in £66K a year. 73% of commuters drove, above Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 1.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Eynsham’s land, 26% lies in conservation areas, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). This Oxfordshire town has 141 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
3.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) yet lower than England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Eynsham is John Radcliffe Hospital, 6.8 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 80% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Eynsham | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Eynsham has less crime per resident than 72% of them. 203 crimes and 25 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside the town’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over half of recorded crime.
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.
68% of households own their home, above Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Behind the median of £400,000: 184 standard sales inside Eynsham’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £596,000 | 62 |
| Semi-detached | £385,000 | 55 |
| Terraced | £350,000 | 59 |
| Flat or maisonette | £262,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Among adults, 42% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Eynsham are older than 46.6.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Eynsham | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 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 Eynsham. Best known first.
MuseumOxford Bus Museum3.9 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseEynsham Hall3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCombe Mill5 km outside town, to the northHistoric siteHistoric siteDevil's Quoits4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
75 listed buildings in Eynsham.
Eynsham market cross: Photo: Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Jolly Sportsman Public House and Attached Outbuildings: Photo: Roger Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bartholomew Room: Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bartholomew School: Photo: Philip Jeffrey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
3 notable people were born in Eynsham.
Tommy Vance: Ssaco, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eynsham | 5,321 | — | A+ | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Freeland | 1,520 | 2.5 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Long Hanborough | 3,034 | 2.9 | A+ | C+ | A | A |
| Yarnton | 3,227 | 3.4 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| North Leigh | 1,733 | 3.4 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Wolvercote | 1,328 | 3.5 | — | D− | C− | A |
| Chawley | 1,127 | 4.1 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Kidlington | 14,640 | 4.5 | A− | C | B− | B |
Freeland, North Leigh, Wolvercote and Chawley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 92% of towns in England, and primary results beat 99% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Eynsham has 2 state schools; places are handled by Oxfordshire council.
That is 5.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £400,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £262,500, terraced houses £350,000, semi-detached houses £385,000 and detached houses £596,000.
Town in Oxfordshire, England
Eynsham is a built-up area of 5,321 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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