Electoral wardE05013096
Barton & Sandhills ward, Oxford
Barton & Sandhills is one of 24 electoral wards of Oxford City Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,271 residents in 2,664 households — 5,811 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Oxford East constituency; for county elections it is in the Barton, Sandhills & Risinghurst division.
Residents, 20217,271council ward average 6,752
Households2,6642.73 residents per household
Density5,811/ km²about 1.25 km² · Oxford 3,554
Aged 65+10.2%Oxford: 11.7% · under 16: 21.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.4% · 462
5–96.7% · 485
10–158.5% · 618
16–194.6% · 335
20–245.5% · 400
25–3419.0% · 1,384
35–4922.8% · 1,659
50–6416.3% · 1,184
65–745.9% · 427
75–843.1% · 227
85+1.2% · 89
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.6% · 735
1 car or van47.3% · 1,261
2 cars or vans20.2% · 538
3 or more4.9% · 130
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Oxford overall: 45.3% owned, 20.9% social rented, 32.2% private rented.
Owned outright16.7% · 445
With mortgage21.5% · 572
Shared ownership1.6% · 42
Social rented35.3% · 940
Private rented24.6% · 654
Lives rent free0.3% · 8
Type of home
Detached house8.2% · 218
Semi-detached house40.9% · 1,090
Terraced house20.6% · 549
Purpose-built flat26.8% · 713
Converted house3.1% · 83
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013096- Council
- Oxford City Council
- County council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- County division
- Barton, Sandhills & Risinghurst
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Risinghurst and Sandhills
Other wards in the same constituency
BBlackbird Leys12.3% aged 65+ · 35.7% owned6,387CChurchill8.9% aged 65+ · 28.6% owned7,621CCowley11.5% aged 65+ · 55.1% owned7,665DDonnington9.1% aged 65+ · 42.2% owned7,238HHeadington17.3% aged 65+ · 52.0% owned7,115HHeadington Hill & Northway10.0% aged 65+ · 43.9% owned6,507HHinksey Park13.9% aged 65+ · 49.5% owned5,578LLittlemore12.0% aged 65+ · 46.3% owned6,230LLye Valley9.7% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned7,122MMarston15.9% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned7,332NNorthfield Brook9.4% aged 65+ · 32.5% owned7,080QQuarry & Risinghurst16.1% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned7,088RRose Hill & Iffley15.4% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned7,083SSt Clement's10.0% aged 65+ · 34.2% owned5,990
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.