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Didcot West

Middle area

The west of the South Oxfordshire. 10,147 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Didcot West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£340,000
2,772nd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,536
1,570th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Didcot West compares

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Median sale price20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from £315,000 to £955,000. The middle area is £467,500. Didcot West is £340,000.
£340,0003rd lowest
Population20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 5,380 to 12,012. The middle area is 7,019. Didcot West is 9,536.
9,5364th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 67.2% to 97.4%. The middle area is 84.8%. Didcot West is 89.4%.
89.4%8th highest
Claimant rate20 middle areas, South Oxfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in South Oxfordshire20 areas from 1.1% to 3.1%. The middle area is 1.9%. Didcot West is 2.3%.
2.3%joint 3rd highest

Figures for the whole of South Oxfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Oxfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of South Oxfordshire and not Didcot West alone. See South Oxfordshire

Average house price
£476,026
Up 3.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£48,525
22nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.8×
59th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.5
10th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Didcot West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Didcot West was £340,000 in 2025.

Didcot West had 9,536 usual residents at the census.

In Didcot West, 89.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Didcot West, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.