Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 925 in Oxfordshire, South East.
Leafield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Leafield does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Leafield’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
38% 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 Leafield.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Leafield comes below both Oxfordshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (27%). 14% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leafield Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 78 | A |
For Leafield, that is below both Oxfordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up 75% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £645,000 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £470,000 | 13 |
| Terraced | £340,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Leafield sits above both Oxfordshire’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4) on this measure. Violent crime runs at 12.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 28 crimes inside Leafield’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
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
That puts Leafield below both Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (17%). Leafield has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.2 miles away. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Leafield | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
On this, Leafield is above both Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Leafield has 119 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Leafield has 11 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 10% of residents. Half the people of Leafield are older than 46.2.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Leafield | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 44% | 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 Leafield. Best known first.
Historic houseCornbury Park3.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumCharlbury Museum5 km outside town, to the northeastCastleCastle · English HeritageMinster Lovell Hall and Dovecot3.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leafield | 925 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minster Lovell | 1,270 | 2.8 | — | C | B+ | A |
| Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood | 2,956 | 3.7 | A− | C | B+ | A |
| Charlbury | 2,810 | 3.7 | B+ | C | B | A |
| Witney | 30,167 | 3.9 | B | B | C+ | B |
| North Leigh | 1,733 | 4.5 | — | C+ | C+ | A |
| Burford | 1,522 | 4.7 | — | C | C | A− |
| Stonesfield | 1,663 | 4.9 | — | B− | A | A+ |
Minster Lovell, North Leigh, Burford 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 4.9 times the typical UK town for its size. 38% of Leafield’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
By type: terraced houses £340,000, semi-detached houses £470,000 and detached houses £645,000. Private rents in the West Oxfordshire council area averaged £1,305 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Leafield is £2,623 for 2026–27, more than in 89% 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
Leafield is a built-up area of 925 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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