# Didcot

Town in South Oxfordshire, South East.

Didcot is a town in South Oxfordshire, South East. Median sale price £360,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 61.8 per 1,000 people. About 37,124 people.

Town. Code E63004772. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

Didcot is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Didcot add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Didcot was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 251st most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/didcot#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 34,600** (2021). Didcot had 34,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 321st most populated of 1,209. 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/town/didcot#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Didcot 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/town/didcot#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Didcot, 94.6% 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/town/didcot#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63004772) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Didcot live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63004772) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 595 homes were sold in Didcot in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63004772) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Didcot.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63004772) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Didcot had 34,600 usual residents at the census.

## How Didcot compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Didcot | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £360,000 | joint 78th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 34,600 | 57th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.6% | joint 51st highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Didcot safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Didcot at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Didcot.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (998), other crime (396) and anti-social behaviour (288).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Didcot was 67.5 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Didcot, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Didcot has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Didcot

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Oxfordshire 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028625) | 1,939 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| [South Oxfordshire 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028626) | 1,591 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028627) | 1,426 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028628) | 1,742 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [South Oxfordshire 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028629) | 1,417 | 13.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 90.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028622) | 2,024 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028623) | 1,599 | 249.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.1% |
| [South Oxfordshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028624) | 2,260 | 32.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01035745) | 1,804 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01035746) | 1,849 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028630) | 1,429 | 26.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [South Oxfordshire 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028631) | 1,143 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028632) | 1,474 | 75.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| [South Oxfordshire 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028633) | 1,466 | 77.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.5% |
| [South Oxfordshire 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028634) | 1,310 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [South Oxfordshire 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028635) | 1,557 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028636) | 1,321 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.4% |
| [South Oxfordshire 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01028637) | 2,171 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [South Oxfordshire 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/neighbourhood/e01035749) | 2,664 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Vale of White Horse 015H](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/neighbourhood/e01035760) | 1,613 | 122.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.8% |

## Your MP

- [Didcot and Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage): Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[South Oxfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire)

## Postcode districts covering Didcot

[OX11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox11)

## Middle areas in Didcot

[Didcot Ladygrove](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/didcot-ladygrove), [Didcot South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/didcot-south-east), [Didcot South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/didcot-south-west), [Didcot West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-oxfordshire/didcot-west)

## Towns near Didcot

[Abingdon-on-Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/town/abingdon-on-thames), [Wallingford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallingford), [Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wantage), [Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grove), [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford), [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading)

## Didcot in brief

Didcot is a town in South Oxfordshire, South East.
About 37,124 people lived in Didcot in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £360,000 in 2025 across 595 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Didcot was £360,000 in 2025.
Didcot had 34,600 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Didcot live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Didcot, 94.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63004772
- 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: 8.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,124*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 101

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Abingdon-on-Thames](https://openindex.co.uk/town/abingdon-on-thames), [Wallingford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wallingford), [Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wantage), [Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/town/grove), [Oxford](https://openindex.co.uk/oxford), [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading)

## Latest updates for Didcot

- 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/E63004772

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/didcot, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/didcot#f-house-sales-median-price.

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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/didcot