# Wantage Town

South Vale of White Horse. 11,333 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.7 square kilometres.

Wantage Town had 10,067 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005991. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £348,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wantage Town was £348,500 in 2025. 2,674th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/wantage-town#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 10,067** (2021). Wantage Town had 10,067 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,106th most populated of 9,448. 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/vale-of-white-horse/wantage-town#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Wantage Town 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/vale-of-white-horse/wantage-town#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In Wantage Town, 90.3% 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/vale-of-white-horse/wantage-town#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02005991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Wantage Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02005991) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 191 homes were sold in Wantage Town in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02005991) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Wantage Town.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02005991) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Wantage Town had 10,067 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Wantage Town

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wantage Town at a rate of 68.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 317 |
| Other crime | 166 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 114 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Drug offences | 37 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Wantage Town compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Wantage Town | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £348,500 | 4th cheapest | 14 middle areas, Vale of White Horse · 2025 |
| Population | 10,067 | 7th most populated | 14 middle areas, Vale of White Horse · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 14 middle areas, Vale of White Horse · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.3% | 7th highest | 14 middle areas, Vale of White Horse · Jan 2026 |

## Is Wantage Town safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wantage Town at a rate of 68.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 52.2 per 1,000 people across Vale of White Horse.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wantage Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (317), other crime (166) and anti-social behaviour (114).
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 Vale of White Horse

These figures are published for the whole of Vale of White Horse, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Vale of White Horse and not Wantage Town alone. [See Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

- **Average house price: £411,712** (August 2026). Vale of White Horse’s average house price was £411,712 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,454** (2025). Full-time workers living in Vale of White Horse earned a median of £44,454 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 57th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.3×** (2025). A home in Vale of White Horse costs 9.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 72nd 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: 9.5** (2025). Vale of White Horse has a deprivation score of 9.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wantage Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wantage Town was £348,500 in 2025.
Wantage Town had 10,067 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Wantage Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Wantage Town, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005991
- Ward: [Wantage & Grove Brook †](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/ward/wantage-and-grove-brook)
- Constituency: [Didcot and Wantage †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage)
- Council: [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 11,333*
- Neighbourhoods: 7
- Output areas: 32

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/south-wantage-harwell-and-blewbury), [Grove](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/grove), [Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse/shrivenham-watchfield-and-uffington)

## Latest updates for Wantage Town

- 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/E02005991

## How to cite

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