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Witney Central

Ward

The south of the West Oxfordshire. About 6,365 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 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 Witney Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
5,949
Joint 3,536th least 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
89.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Witney Central compares

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

Witney CentralMiddle
Population27 wards, West Oxfordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Oxfordshire27 areas from 1,823 to 7,824. The middle area is 4,204. Witney Central is 5,949.
5,9496th 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%. Witney Central 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%. Witney Central is 89.2%.
89.2%5th 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%. Witney Central is 2.6%.
2.6%highest

Is Witney Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Witney Central at a rate of 70.2 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Witney Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), other crime (79) and anti-social behaviour (68).

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 Witney Central 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
Witney Central in brief

Witney Central had 5,949 usual residents at the census.

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

In Witney Central, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Witney Central, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.