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It is a village of 2,211 residents in Oxfordshire, South East.
Households here earn well: the mean household earns £66,652 a year. Add safety to its strengths: 17.5 violent and sexual offences and 5.1 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. The weak point is hazard risk (D−) — 15.1% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Homes sell for a median £435,000, about 6.3 years of what households in the Vale of White Horse council area earn. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for schools and B− for walkability.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Steventon has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Steventon 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 Steventon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Steventon has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Steventon’s built-up area.
8% 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 Steventon.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 119 recorded crimes inside Steventon’s built-up area, and 12 reports of anti-social behaviour. Of all the crimes, 34% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.8 reports per 1,000, near Oxfordshire’s towns (4.8) and lower than England’s towns (7.8).
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.
Three in five pupils at the 7 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. Its one primary school teaches 207 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon VillageLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 207 | C− |
Steventon has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.2 miles away. At the census, 86% of people in Steventon called their health good or very good, near Oxfordshire’s towns (86%) and higher than England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Steventon is John Radcliffe Hospital, 10.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Steventon | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like 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.
Of Steventon’s land, 21% lies in conservation areas, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (7%). The town has 41 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*. Its listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
27% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took just over four in five commuters, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%). Home was the main workplace for 45% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Steventon, 6% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 69% of households, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,352 a month across the Vale of White Horse council area. 53 standard sales inside Steventon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £435,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £625,000 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £380,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £322,500 | 8 |
| Flat or maisonette | £158,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The age that splits Steventon in two is 41.1. Children under 15 make up 21%, above Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Steventon | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 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 Steventon. Best known first.
Historic houseThe Abbey, Sutton Courtenay3.2 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumDidcot Railway Centre4.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseMilton Manor900 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChamps Chapel Museum of East Hendred2.3 km outside town, to the southWildlife parkWildlife parkMillets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionMillets Farm Centre4.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steventon | 2,211 | — | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Drayton | 3,110 | 1.6 | B | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| East Hendred | 1,367 | 2 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Sutton Courtenay | 3,055 | 2.3 | B+ | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Harwell | 3,067 | 2.3 | A | C+ | B− | A− |
| East Hanney | 1,233 | 3.1 | — | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Marcham | 2,030 | 3.2 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Didcot | 34,600 | 3.6 | A | B+ | C+ | B |
East Hendred, East Hanney and Marcham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
That is 7.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £435,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £158,000, terraced houses £322,500, semi-detached houses £380,000 and detached houses £625,000. Household incomes are higher than in 83% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B−.
Against all UK towns, it grades A−.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Steventon is a built-up area of 2,211 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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