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1,073 residents make their home in this village in Oxfordshire, South East.
Health is a strength: life expectancy is 81.4 for men and 88.4 for women. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 24% of towns in England. Buying the median home, at £462,500, takes 7.1 years of household income in the West Oxfordshire council area. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Tackley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
The 3 things Tackley 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 Tackley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Tackley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Tackley’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
32% 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 Tackley.
Tackley has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.5 miles away. A disability affects 12% of people here, and on top of that 3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (3.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Tackley is John Radcliffe Hospital, 8.9 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Tackley | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 15% | 17% |
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.
56% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below. The town’s primary school has 115 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tackley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 115 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Nearly a third of its homes were built before 1919, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Tackley keeps 252 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. This Oxfordshire town counts 27 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up half of the total. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 28 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Tackley’s built-up area. Violent crime ran at 15.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Oxfordshire’s towns (19) and England’s towns (22) alike.
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.
69% of households own their home, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Behind the median of £462,500: 24 standard sales inside Tackley’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £1,305 a month across the West Oxfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £460,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £447,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £490,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 12% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (29%) and England’s towns (27%). A household here earns £74K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Tackley has 0.3 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Tackley has a median age of 44.6 years. Degrees are held by 43% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Tackley | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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 Tackley. Best known first.
Historic houseRousham House and Gardens3 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSoldiers of Oxfordshire Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwestCastleCastleBletchingdon Park3.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tackley | 1,073 | — | — | C+ | A− | A |
| Woodstock | 3,522 | 3.2 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Upper Heyford | 2,481 | 3.6 | — | C | C | A− |
| Middle Barton | 1,762 | 4.2 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Kidlington | 14,640 | 4.4 | A− | C | B− | B |
| Chesterton | 1,179 | 4.8 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Yarnton | 3,227 | 5.2 | A− | C− | B | B+ |
| Long Hanborough | 3,034 | 5.8 | A+ | C+ | A | A |
Upper Heyford, Middle Barton and Chesterton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Primary results trail 76% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Oxfordshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £462,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £490,000, semi-detached houses £447,500 and detached houses £460,000.
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Tackley is a built-up area of 1,073 people, in the West 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
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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