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A village in Oxfordshire, South East, home to 339 people.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Great Milton has no grades; its figures are still real. Its listed buildings number 49, with 1 at Grade I. 12% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. People aged 65 and over make up 24% of residents.
The 3 things Great Milton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Great Milton’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 Milton.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, below Oxfordshire’s towns (42%) and close to England’s towns (34%). The middle age in Great Milton is 46.9. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Great Milton | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 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 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 84% of commuters, above Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 42% of workers at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 28% of households. Private rents average £1,402 a month across the South Oxfordshire council area. That is the middle of 4 standard sales inside Great Milton’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 9 offences were reported in Great Milton. Violence and sexual offences were 78% of the crimes. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.9 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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, close to Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and below England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in Great Milton: the nearest is 2.4 miles off. The nearest A&E to Great Milton is John Radcliffe Hospital, 6.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Great Milton | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Great Milton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. 33% of homes were built before 1919. Conservation areas cover 56% of the town’s land, above Oxfordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Great Milton. Best known first.
Historic houseGarsington Manor4.3 km outside town, to the west
GardenWaterperry Gardens3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMuseum of Rural Life3 km outside town, to the northChurchChurchSaint Katherine's Church4.6 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Great Milton is a built-up area of 339 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Milton | 339 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatley | 4,305 | 2.9 | A | B− | B | A− |
| Garsington | 1,295 | 3.5 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Chalgrove | 2,807 | 3.6 | B+ | B | B+ | A |
| Horspath | 1,467 | 3.7 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Thame | 12,952 | 5.2 | A+ | C+ | B+ | A |
| Long Crendon | 2,495 | 5.4 | — | C− | A− | A+ |
| Berinsfield | 2,773 | 5.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
Garsington, Horspath and Long Crendon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 59.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
Band D council tax in Great Milton is £2,532 for 2026–27, more than in 72% 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.
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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