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Risinghurst & Sandhills

Middle area

East Oxford. 8,533 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 39% of people in Risinghurst & Sandhills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£452,000
Joint 1,341st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,468
Joint 2,792nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
39%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Risinghurst & Sandhills

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Risinghurst & Sandhills at a rate of 51.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences154
Other crime93
Drug offences59
Anti-social behaviour44
Criminal damage and arson43
Vehicle crime21
Shoplifting9
Burglary7
Theft from the person5
Robbery2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Risinghurst & Sandhills compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Risinghurst & SandhillsMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Oxford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from £325,000 to £842,500. The middle area is £470,000. Risinghurst & Sandhills is £452,000.
£452,0009th cheapest
Population19 middle areas, Oxford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 5,578 to 18,475. The middle area is 7,621. Risinghurst & Sandhills is 8,468.
8,4686th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares19 middle areas, Oxford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 15.0%. Risinghurst & Sandhills is 39.0%.
39%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Oxford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 51.0% to 96.5%. The middle area is 82.6%. Risinghurst & Sandhills is 90.8%.
90.8%3rd highest

Is Risinghurst & Sandhills safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Risinghurst & Sandhills at a rate of 51.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.1 per 1,000 people across Oxford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Risinghurst & Sandhills.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (154), other crime (93) and drug offences (59).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Oxford

These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Risinghurst & Sandhills alone. See Oxford

Average house price
£478,080
Down 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,289
82nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
11.0×
Joint 34th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
Joint 86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Risinghurst & Sandhills in brief

The median price paid for a home in Risinghurst & Sandhills was £452,000 in 2025.

Risinghurst & Sandhills had 8,468 usual residents at the census.

About 39% of people in Risinghurst & Sandhills live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Risinghurst & Sandhills, 90.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.