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A village in Oxfordshire, South East, home to 2,079 people.
Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 36% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its lowest grade is for cost of living — a typical home costs £525,000 and rent runs £1,352 a month. Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most UK towns (A). One resident in 4 is 15 to 24.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Radley has its subject grades alone.
The 3 things Radley does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Radley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Radley’s built-up area.
6% 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 Radley.
Among adults, 39% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Typical age in Radley: 26.2, the median.
33% women, 67% men
About 50 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Radley | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 28% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. At the 10 primary schools within 3 km, nearly two thirds of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 45.5, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 179 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly three in five commuters took the car to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 3.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). A household here earns £70K a year before tax, on average. About 27% of its commuters stay in Radley for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 4.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Radley’s built-up area: 69 crimes and 5 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violent crime runs at 14 per 1,000 residents a year. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Radley has less crime per resident than nearly three quarters of them.
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
There is no GP practice in Radley: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. Asked at the census, nine in ten residents of Radley said they were in good or very good health. 2.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Radley is John Radcliffe Hospital, 5.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Radley | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Homes built before 1919 account for 6% of the housing. Grade II* covers 3 of them. Radley has 67 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, between Oxfordshire’s towns (107) and England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
8% live in social housing, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). 83 standard sales inside Radley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £525,000. Renting privately is how 19% of households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £605,000 | 43 |
| Semi-detached | £500,000 | 19 |
| Terraced | £438,375 | 14 |
| Flat or maisonette | £262,500 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Radley. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryAbingdon Abbey2.3 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
Museum · English HeritageAbingdon County Hall Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionJarn Mound3.4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radley | 2,079 | — | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Kennington | 4,595 | 1.8 | A | C+ | A | A |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 33,179 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Shippon | 1,894 | 2.6 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Wootton (Vale of White Horse) | 2,428 | 3.1 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Berinsfield | 2,773 | 3.4 | C+ | A− | C+ | C |
| Sutton Courtenay | 3,055 | 3.8 | B+ | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Garsington | 1,295 | 3.9 | — | B− | A− | A− |
Shippon, Wootton (Vale of White Horse) and Garsington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £525,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £262,500, terraced houses £438,375, semi-detached houses £500,000 and detached houses £605,000.
Police recorded 69 crimes inside Radley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 59% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Radley is a built-up area of 2,079 people, in the Vale of White Horse 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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