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Electoral wardE05009733

Benson & Crowmarsh ward, South Oxfordshire

Benson & Crowmarsh is one of 21 electoral wards of South Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,520 residents in 3,354 households — 211 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Henley and Thame constituency; for county elections it is in the Benson & Crowmarsh division.

Residents, 20218,520council ward average 7,156
Households3,3542.54 residents per household
Density211/ km²about 40.30 km² · South Oxfordshire 208
Aged 65+20.1%South Oxfordshire: 20.5% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 550
5–96.9% · 584
10–156.1% · 521
16–193.6% · 304
20–245.3% · 454
25–3413.6% · 1,159
35–4920.3% · 1,728
50–6417.7% · 1,511
65–749.9% · 847
75–847.5% · 635
85+2.7% · 227

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.2% · 240
1 car or van37.8% · 1,268
2 cars or vans40.2% · 1,347
3 or more14.9% · 499
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; South Oxfordshire overall: 70.2% owned, 12.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright38.0% · 1,274
With mortgage28.0% · 938
Shared ownership1.0% · 34
Social rented8.7% · 293
Private rented24.3% · 815

Type of home

Detached house37.3% · 1,251
Semi-detached house40.6% · 1,361
Terraced house15.9% · 532
Purpose-built flat3.4% · 115
Converted house0.8% · 27
Other conversion1.0% · 35
Above shop / office0.2% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 23
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05009733
County division
Benson & Crowmarsh
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Region
South East
Density rank in council
12 of 21

Parishes in the ward

BensonCrowmarshEwelmeWarborough

Other wards in the same constituency

BBerinsfield21.5% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned4,137CChalgrove22.4% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned3,319CChinnor21.5% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned9,312FForest Hill & Holton22.5% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned3,663GGarsington & Horspath27.5% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned3,595GGoring31.9% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned3,955HHaseley Brook19.1% aged 65+ · 71.6% owned4,377HHenley-on-Thames24.7% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned12,187KKidmore End & Whitchurch22.9% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned3,776SSonning Common25.8% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned7,814TThame21.4% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned13,268WWatlington24.9% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned4,047WWheatley24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned4,266WWoodcote & Rotherfield22.9% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned10,204

All 21 wards of South Oxfordshire

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.