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260 residents make their home in this village in Oxfordshire, South East.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Great Haseley is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 41 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of residents.
The 3 things Great Haseley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Haseley’s built-up area.
33% 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 Great Haseley.
At 47.7, the median resident of Great Haseley sits in the middle of the age range. 16% are under 15, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Degrees are held by 42% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Haseley | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 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 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £67K a year before tax, lower than Oxfordshire’s towns (£70K) yet higher than England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 95% of commuters at the census. In addition, just over two in five workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private rents average £1,402 a month across the South Oxfordshire council area. Owners make up 65% of households, close to Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and above England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 18% of households.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Burglary and damage came to 3.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 4 crimes inside Great Haseley’s built-up area. Half of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 Great Haseley is John Radcliffe Hospital, 7.2 miles away. 14% of residents have a disability, close to Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and below England’s towns (17%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 3.2 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Great Haseley | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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.
Great Haseley’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. A third of homes date from before 1919. Conservation areas cover 55% of the town’s land, above Oxfordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Grade II* covers 3 of them, Grade I 2.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Haseley | 260 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chalgrove | 2,807 | 3 | B+ | B | B+ | A |
| Wheatley | 4,305 | 3.7 | A | B− | B | A− |
| Garsington | 1,295 | 4 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Horspath | 1,467 | 4.4 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Thame | 12,952 | 5 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A |
| Berinsfield | 2,773 | 5.3 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Watlington | 2,438 | 5.4 | — | B− | C+ | A |
Garsington, Horspath and Watlington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 64.7 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of St Peter.
Band D council tax in Great Haseley is £2,521 for 2026–27, more than in 69% 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
Great Haseley is a built-up area of 260 people, in the South 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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