Upper Arncott’s story
4 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Upper Arncott’s built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Upper ArncottOxfordshire
Only 11% of residents are 65 or over. The village, home to 1,659 people, lies in Oxfordshire, South East.
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Population
1,659
Census 2021 · Cherwell council
Median home
£318K
31 sales in 3 years
Median age
36.4
11% are 65+ · Oxfordshire 18%
Degree level
23%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Upper Arncott a good place to live?
Safety is its strong suit: police record 11.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 3.4 home and vehicle crimes. Add walkability to its strengths (A−) — nearly a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Where it falls short is schools — primary results beat 28% of towns in England. At a median £317,500, a home costs 5.1 times the yearly income of households in the Cherwell council area. It also trails on jobs & income — the mean household earns £74,226 a year.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Upper Arncott has subject grades but no overall one.
What makes Upper Arncott stand out
The 3 things Upper Arncott does most differently from other towns.
87%of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Safety
of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
Claimant rate, against UK towns
Work
of 16 to 64s in 2026: more than in 100% of UK towns
DWP claimant count, January to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 11% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
How Upper Arncott grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Upper Arncott is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
SafetyGraded on crime per residentAOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC−Open →SchoolsPrimary results beat 28% of towns in EnglandC−Open →Walkability19% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportA−Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →HealthLife expectancy 81.9 for men, 84.4 for womenBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleC−Open →Outdoors59% live within 400 m of a park; 3.1 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life0.6 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upper Arncott.
Safety
Crime per resident in Upper Arncott is lower than in 93% of UK towns
Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Upper Arncott has less crime per resident than 87% of them. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 24 recorded crimes inside the town’s built-up area, and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. 71% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (4.8) and England’s towns (7.8).
11.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearASafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 87% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual17
Drugs3
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Anti-social4
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.
11.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
24
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
History
Upper Arncott’s listed buildings: 4, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, that is 24 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Upper Arncott. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, between Oxfordshire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%).
4listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
24
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Fewer commuters in Upper Arncott work nearby than in Oxfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 9% of its commuters stay in Upper Arncott for work. 77% of commuters drove, higher than both Oxfordshire’s towns (69%) and England’s towns (70%). In 2026, 7.9% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving77%
On foot15%
Bus3%
Train1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
32%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£74K
mean household income, before tax
7.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
A−
Walkability: more walkable than 75% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Private renting is less common in Upper Arncott than in Oxfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Social housing holds 23% of households, above both Oxfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,304 a month across the Cherwell council area. The median sale, £317,500, comes from 31 standard sales inside Upper Arncott’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£318Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Upper Arncott£318K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £492,500 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £297,500 | 12 |
| Terraced | £317,500 | 11 |
65%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,304
average private rent a month, Cherwell council area
£2,522
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
More people in Upper Arncott live with a disability than in Oxfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 23%
Seeing a GP means leaving Upper Arncott: the nearest practice is 3.1 miles away. Of the 76 towns in Oxfordshire, Upper Arncott has the largest share in bad or very bad health: 6.9%. 78% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Oxfordshire’s towns (86%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Upper Arncott is John Radcliffe Hospital, 7.4 miles away.
78%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 78%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Upper Arncott | Oxfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 86% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.9% | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 15% | 17% |
81.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.4
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Upper Arncott than in Oxfordshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 23% of adults
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town. 12% are under 15, below both Oxfordshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Upper Arncott in two is 36.4. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents.
36.4median age
Upper ArncottOxfordshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level23%
Women and men · all residents
33% women, 67% men
About 49 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.
| Upper Arncott | Oxfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 40% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 18% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 42% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Oxfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Upper Arncott
14pages on Upper Arncott
The big questions
SafetyA11.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £318K · rent £1,304 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsC−HealthBLife expectancy 81.9 (men), 84.4 (women)Work & commuteC−55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Upper Arncott’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
AmbrosdenOakleyLauntonChestertonBicesterCalvertWheatleyUpper Arncott
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Arncott | 1,659 | — | — | B | A | B |
| Ambrosden | 2,736 | 1.7 | B | C | B | B− |
| Oakley | 1,129 | 3.5 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Launton | 1,374 | 3.5 | — | C | A− | B− |
| Chesterton | 1,179 | 4.1 | — | C− | A | A− |
| Bicester | 37,748 | 4.1 | B | C+ | C+ | B− |
| Calvert | 1,434 | 6.5 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Wheatley | 4,305 | 7 | A | B− | B | A− |
Oakley, Launton, Chesterton and Calvert have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Upper Arncott
Who lives in Upper Arncott?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 12% of residents were under 15 and 40% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 11% were 65 or over.
Are schools in Upper Arncott good?
Primary results trail 73% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Oxfordshire council.
About Upper Arncott
Village in Oxfordshire, England
Upper Arncott is a built-up area of 1,659 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
- Population
- 1,659 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Cherwell
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004267
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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