Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Oxfordshire, South East, this village has 466 residents.
Stanton St John has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Homes change hands at a median £785,000. 20 buildings are listed here, 1 at Grade I. A degree-level qualification is held by nearly three in five adults.
The 3 things Stanton St John does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Stanton St John’s built-up area.
31% 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 Stanton St John.
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Oxfordshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 7.2% of residents. Stanton St John has a median age of 50.1 years. Under-15s account for 16% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stanton St John | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 10% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 59% | 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 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.4 jobs in Stanton St John for each resident in work. One in ten commuters who live in Stanton St John also work there. Working mainly from home: 48% of workers, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (37%) and England’s towns (31%). Also worth knowing: households take home £63K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
4% of households live in social housing. Private renters make up 18% of households. That is the middle of 14 standard sales inside Stanton St John’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,005,000 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 10.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (6.8) and England’s towns (9.4). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 5 offences in Stanton St John and 9 cases of nuisance behaviour. A fifth 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.
3.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) but below England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Stanton St John: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away. A disability affects 15% of people locally.
| Census 2021 | Stanton St John | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 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.
Conservation areas cover 68% of Stanton St John’s land, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (7%). The town’s listed buildings include the Church of St John the Baptist, Grade I. 31% of homes were built before 1919. At the top of the list, 1 are Grade I and 3 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Stanton St John. Best known first.
Historic houseShotover House2.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Kilns - CS Lewis's Home2.7 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumScience Oxford Centre3.2 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
Stanton St John is a built-up area of 466 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton St John | 466 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatley | 4,305 | 2.4 | A | B− | B | A− |
| Horspath | 1,467 | 2.8 | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Oxford | 170,799 | 3.6 | C+ | D | C− | C+ |
| Garsington | 1,295 | 4 | — | B− | A− | A− |
| Oakley | 1,129 | 4.1 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Upper Arncott | 1,659 | 5.3 | — | B | A | B |
| Wolvercote | 1,328 | 5.6 | — | D− | C− | A |
Horspath, Garsington, Oakley, Upper Arncott and Wolvercote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Private rents in the South Oxfordshire council area averaged £1,402 a month in August 2026.
That is 17.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St John the Baptist.
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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