Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 458 people live in this village, in Oxfordshire, South East.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Stratton Audley is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 13 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £640,000.
The 3 things Stratton Audley does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Stratton Audley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
42% 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 Stratton Audley.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 53% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 30%, below Oxfordshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. The census counted 53% of workers working mainly from home. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. 0.8% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 2% of households. 24% rent privately, above Oxfordshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Private rents average £1,304 a month across the Cherwell council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,100,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £582,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Over the year to August 2026, 7 offences were reported in Stratton Audley. Homes see 3.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 43% of recorded crime. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.5 reports per 1,000, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (4.8) and 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.
A disability affects 11% of people in Stratton Audley. 2.2% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Seeing a GP means leaving Stratton Audley: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stratton Audley | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures 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.
Relative to its size, Stratton Audley keeps 284 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (105) and England’s towns (39). Its listed buildings include the Church of St Mary and St Edburga, Grade I. The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Over-65s are 22% of the population. Stratton Audley has a median age of 49 years. 48% of adults hold a degree, above Oxfordshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stratton Audley | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Audley | 458 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Launton | 1,374 | 2.2 | — | C | A− | B− |
| Bicester | 37,748 | 2.5 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Ambrosden | 2,736 | 4 | B | C | B | B− |
| Chesterton | 1,179 | 4.3 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Calvert | 1,434 | 5.1 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Upper Arncott | 1,659 | 5.7 | — | B | A | B |
| Steeple Claydon | 2,530 | 5.8 | C+ | C+ | B | A− |
Launton, Chesterton, Calvert and Upper Arncott have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: semi-detached houses £582,500 and detached houses £1,100,000.
That is 11.6 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary and St Edburga. 42% of Stratton Audley’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Band D council tax in Stratton Audley is £2,528 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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
Stratton Audley is a built-up area of 458 people, in the Cherwell 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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