Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
762 people live in this village in Oxfordshire, South East.
There are no grades for Hailey: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 20 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
The 3 things Hailey does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Hailey’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
40% 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 Hailey.
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.
Households had £61K a year before tax, lower than Oxfordshire’s towns (£70K) yet higher than England’s towns (£55K). About 5% of its commuters stay in Hailey for work. Jobs per working resident: 0.7.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. Hailey Church of England Primary School’s results beat 79% of schools in England like it. Just over three in five pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 89 | A− |
The middle sale price: £518K, above Oxfordshire’s towns (£432K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. Owners make up 80% of households. Social renters account for just over one in ten households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £685,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £375,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Hailey logged 13 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 3 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violent crime ran at 12.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Oxfordshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22) alike. Also worth knowing: 46% 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.
Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, above Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Hailey: the nearest practice is 1.7 miles away. The nearest A&E to Hailey is John Radcliffe Hospital, 12 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hailey | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.5% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 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.
Scaled to its population, that is 262 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Hailey. Conservation areas cover 86% of the town’s land, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
15% of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.5%, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%). Residents of Hailey have a median age of 51.4. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
56% women, 44% men
About 78 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.
| Hailey | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 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 Hailey. Best known first.
Historic houseEynsham Hall3.5 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseCornbury Park4.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCogges Manor Farm Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southCastleCastle · English HeritageMinster Lovell Hall and Dovecot2.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumWitney Blanket Hall2 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Witney & District Museum2.1 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey | 762 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Witney | 30,167 | 1.8 | B | B | C+ | B |
| North Leigh | 1,733 | 2.2 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Minster Lovell | 1,270 | 2.9 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Ducklington | 1,585 | 3.1 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Freeland | 1,520 | 3.7 | — | C | A+ | A |
| Stonesfield | 1,663 | 4 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Long Hanborough | 3,034 | 4.1 | A+ | C+ | A | A |
North Leigh, Minster Lovell, Ducklington, Freeland and Stonesfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 40% of Hailey’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: semi-detached houses £375,500 and detached houses £685,000. Private rents in the West Oxfordshire council area averaged £1,305 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Hailey is £2,550 for 2026–27, more than in 76% 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
Hailey is a built-up area of 762 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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