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A village of 457 in Oxfordshire, South East. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
There are no grades for Fulbrook: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. The median sale price is £880,000. 17 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Fulbrook does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 17 buildings inside Fulbrook’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
39% 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 Fulbrook.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 7.9% of the town, and on top of that 14% are under 15, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Fulbrook is older than 54.7, half younger. Degrees are held by 47% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Fulbrook | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 47% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £66K a year before tax, lower than Oxfordshire’s towns (£70K) yet higher than England’s towns (£55K). Four in five commuters drove to work at the census. Home was the main workplace for 43% of workers at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The owner-occupied share of households is 73%. Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area. Social housing holds 14% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £990,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 45% of recorded crime. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 11 crimes inside Fulbrook’s built-up area. Burglary and damage came to 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Oxfordshire’s towns (6.8) and below England’s towns (9.4).
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.
The nearest A&E to Fulbrook is John Radcliffe Hospital, 17.7 miles away. This Oxfordshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.7 miles away. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Fulbrook | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 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 · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Fulbrook has 372 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Oxfordshire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Fulbrook. Best known first.
ZooCotswold Wildlife Park4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumTolsey Museum600 m outside town, to the southwestZooZooCrocodiles of the World4.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulbrook | 457 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Burford | 1,522 | 0.8 | — | C | C | A− |
| Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood | 2,956 | 3.3 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Minster Lovell | 1,270 | 3.5 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Carterton | 17,951 | 3.8 | B+ | B+ | B | B |
| Upper Rissington | 1,999 | 5.3 | — | C | A− | A |
| Witney | 30,167 | 6.1 | B | B | C+ | B |
| Ducklington | 1,585 | 6.8 | — | B− | B+ | A |
Burford, Minster Lovell, Upper Rissington and Ducklington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.3 times the typical UK town for its size. 39% of Fulbrook’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Fulbrook is a built-up area of 457 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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