# Didcot West

The west of the South Oxfordshire. About 9,081 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres.

Didcot West had 8,495 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Ward. Code E05009740. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

## Key figures

- **Population: 8,495** (2021). Didcot West had 8,495 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,149th most populated of 8,397. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Didcot West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 91.0%** (January 2026). In Didcot West, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west#f-gigabit-coverage
- **Claimant rate: 2.3%** (August 2026). In Didcot West, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west#f-claimant-rate

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E05009740) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Didcot West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E05009740) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of South Oxfordshire. The outline is Didcot West.
- [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E05009740) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Didcot West.
- [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E05009740) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Didcot West had 8,495 usual residents at the census.

## How Didcot West compares

Each ward against every other ward the measure covers.

| Measure | Didcot West | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Population | 8,495 | 9th most populated | 21 wards, South Oxfordshire · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 21 wards, South Oxfordshire · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 91.0% | 6th highest | 21 wards, South Oxfordshire · Jan 2026 |
| Claimant rate | 2.3% | joint 3rd highest | 21 wards, South Oxfordshire · Aug 2026 |

## Is Didcot West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Didcot West at a rate of 80.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across South Oxfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Didcot West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (311), other crime (144) and shoplifting (138).
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 South Oxfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Oxfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Oxfordshire and not Didcot West alone. [See South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

- **Average house price: £471,427** (August 2026). South Oxfordshire’s average house price was £471,427 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £48,525** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Oxfordshire earned a median of £48,525 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 22nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.7×** (2025). A home in South Oxfordshire costs 9.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 60th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 8.5** (2025). South Oxfordshire has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 10th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Didcot West in brief

Didcot West had 8,495 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Didcot West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Didcot West, 91.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Ward
- Code: E05009740
- Constituency: [Didcot and Wantage †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage)
- Council: [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 2.00 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,081*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Didcot South](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-south), [Blewbury & Harwell](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/ward/blewbury-and-harwell), [Didcot North East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-north-east), [Sutton Courtenay](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/ward/sutton-courtenay)

## Latest updates for Didcot West

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E05009740

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west#f-population.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/ward/didcot-west