Electoral wardE05013103
Headington ward, Oxford
Headington is one of 24 electoral wards of Oxford City Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 7,115 residents in 2,762 households — 4,463 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Oxford East constituency; for county elections it is in the Headington & Quarry division.
Residents, 20217,115council ward average 6,752
Households2,7622.58 residents per household
Density4,463/ km²about 1.59 km² · Oxford 3,554
Aged 65+17.3%Oxford: 11.7% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.8% · 273
5–94.9% · 351
10–155.3% · 380
16–195.7% · 406
20–2413.4% · 953
25–3415.9% · 1,134
35–4917.7% · 1,257
50–6415.8% · 1,126
65–747.9% · 564
75–845.9% · 421
85+3.5% · 246
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.1% · 803
1 car or van47.9% · 1,324
2 cars or vans18.1% · 500
3 or more4.9% · 135
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Oxford overall: 45.3% owned, 20.9% social rented, 32.2% private rented.
Owned outright33.0% · 911
With mortgage19.0% · 526
Shared ownership0.8% · 23
Social rented11.1% · 306
Private rented36.0% · 994
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house24.0% · 663
Semi-detached house32.0% · 884
Terraced house12.2% · 336
Purpose-built flat23.9% · 660
Converted house4.8% · 132
Other conversion1.2% · 33
Above shop / office1.9% · 52
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05013103- Council
- Oxford City Council
- County council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- County division
- Headington & Quarry
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 24
Other wards in the same constituency
BBarton & Sandhills10.2% aged 65+ · 38.2% owned7,271BBlackbird 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% owned7,238HHeadington 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.