Moulsford’s story
14 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Moulsford’s built-up area.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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MoulsfordOxfordshire
Some 590 people live in this village, in Oxfordshire, South East.
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Population
590
Census 2021 · South Oxfordshire council
Median home
£803K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.5
24% are 65+ · Oxfordshire 18%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Moulsford a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Moulsford has none; the figures on this page are still real. The median sale price is £802,500. 14 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 46% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
What makes Moulsford stand out
The 3 things Moulsford does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.9 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Sphinx Hill, its surrounding hard landscaping, terraces and water feature; 9.7 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Oxfordshire 42%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moulsford.
Who lives here
Moulsford skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 11% of residents. The median resident of Moulsford is 48.5 years old.
48.5median age
MoulsfordOxfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Moulsford | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Households in Moulsford earn more than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns: £78K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Moulsford, 15% work in the town itself. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly a fifth of commuters at the census.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving79%
On foot15%
Train2%
Bicycle2%
27%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£78K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Most households in Moulsford own their home: 78%, more than in both Oxfordshire’s towns and England’s towns
6% live in social housing, below Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how 16% of households live. Private rents average £1,402 a month across the South Oxfordshire council area.
£803Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Moulsford£803K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,246,000 | 6 |
| Semi-detached | £375,000 | 6 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,402
average private rent a month, South Oxfordshire council area
£2,600
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Moulsford see less burglary and damage than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 4.5 per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 71% were violence and sexual offences. Police recorded 17 crimes inside Moulsford’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 17.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Oxfordshire’s towns (18.8) and England’s towns (22) alike.
17.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual12
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
17.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
17
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
In Moulsford, 84% say their health is good or very good
Seeing a GP means leaving Moulsford: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Moulsford is Royal Berkshire Hospital, 10.8 miles away.
84%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Moulsford | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
83
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88.2
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Moulsford are listed than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 237 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
14listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II13
Among them · Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
12%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
237
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Wallingford Castle and 3 more in and around Moulsford
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Moulsford. Best known first.
CastleWallingford Castle4.9 km outside town, to the north
Historic houseBraziers Park4.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWallingford Museum4.5 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayCholsey and Wallingford Railway4 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Wallingford Castle: Pitou250, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Braziers Park: Sciencebloke, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Wallingford Museum: Photograph by David Hemming, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cholsey and Wallingford Railway: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Moulsford
13pages on Moulsford
The big questions
Safety17.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £803K · rent £1,402 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83 (men), 88.2 (women)Work & commute68% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards1.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Moulsford’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CholseyGoringWallingfordBlewburyWoodcoteCrowmarsh GiffordUpper BasildonMoulsford
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulsford | 590 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholsey | 3,776 | 1.4 | A | B− | B | A |
| Goring | 3,434 | 2 | A+ | C | A | A+ |
| Wallingford | 8,455 | 3.5 | A− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Blewbury | 1,708 | 3.6 | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Woodcote | 2,198 | 3.6 | — | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Crowmarsh Gifford | 1,329 | 3.7 | — | C+ | B− | A |
| Upper Basildon | 1,074 | 4.4 | — | C | A | A+ |
Blewbury, Woodcote, Crowmarsh Gifford and Upper Basildon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Moulsford
Is Moulsford expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £375,000 and detached houses £1,246,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Moulsford?
That is 9.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
About Moulsford
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Moulsford is a built-up area of 590 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
- Population
- 590 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004866
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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