Electoral wardE05011703

Didcot South ward, South Oxfordshire

Didcot South is one of 21 electoral wards of South Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 13,231 residents in 5,365 households — 4,582 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Didcot and Wantage constituency; for county elections it is in the Cholsey & The Hagbournes and Didcot South and Didcot West divisions.

Residents, 202113,231council ward average 7,156

Households5,3652.47 residents per household

Density4,582/ km²about 2.89 km² · South Oxfordshire 208

Aged 65+14.0%South Oxfordshire: 20.5% · under 16: 20.4%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.9% · 915

5–96.6% · 873

10–156.8% · 906

16–193.6% · 471

20–245.3% · 696

25–3418.5% · 2,446

35–4921.0% · 2,776

50–6417.4% · 2,296

65–747.3% · 962

75–844.9% · 645

85+1.9% · 245

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.8% · 901

1 car or van41.3% · 2,217

2 cars or vans31.5% · 1,692

3 or more10.3% · 555

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright27.6% · 1,480

With mortgage37.1% · 1,993

Shared ownership4.2% · 224

Social rented18.1% · 969

Private rented12.9% · 693

Lives rent free0.1% · 8

Type of home

Detached house18.5% · 991

Semi-detached house49.2% · 2,637

Terraced house16.6% · 890

Purpose-built flat12.5% · 673

Converted house1.1% · 59

Other conversion0.1% · 6

Above shop / office0.5% · 29

Caravan, mobile1.5% · 80

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05011703
Council: South Oxfordshire District Council
County council: Oxfordshire County Council
County division: Cholsey & The Hagbournes, Didcot South, Didcot West
Constituency: Didcot and Wantage
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 1 of 21

Parishes in the ward

Didcot

Other wards in the same constituency

CCholsey21.4% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned9,278 DDidcot North East8.7% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned10,461 DDidcot West11.8% aged 65+ · 60.3% owned8,493 SSandford & the Wittenhams23.3% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned3,929 WWallingford21.5% aged 65+ · 65.1% owned8,454

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.