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Chipping Norton

Ward

The north of the West Oxfordshire. About 7,469 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Chipping Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,256
Joint 3,852nd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Chipping Norton compares

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

Chipping NortonMiddle
Population27 wards, West Oxfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Oxfordshire27 areas from 1,823 to 7,824. The middle area is 4,204. Chipping Norton is 7,256.
7,2562nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 wards, West Oxfordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Oxfordshire27 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Chipping Norton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, West Oxfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Oxfordshire27 areas from 79.7% to 98.8%. The middle area is 93.9%. Chipping Norton is 92.7%.
92.7%12th lowest
Claimant rate27 wards, West Oxfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Oxfordshire27 areas from 1.3% to 2.6%. The middle area is 1.9%. Chipping Norton is 2.0%.
2.0%joint 9th highest

Is Chipping Norton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chipping Norton at a rate of 62.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 48.8 per 1,000 people across West Oxfordshire.

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

In August 2026 alone, 26 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chipping Norton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (246), other crime (88) and anti-social behaviour (42).

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 West Oxfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Oxfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Oxfordshire and not Chipping Norton alone. See West Oxfordshire

Average house price
£416,123
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,932
66th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.5×
Joint 66th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.1
Joint 26th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Chipping Norton in brief

Chipping Norton had 7,256 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Chipping Norton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Chipping Norton, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Chipping Norton, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.