Electoral wardE05009740

Didcot West ward, South Oxfordshire

Didcot West is one of 21 electoral wards of South Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 8,493 residents in 3,313 households — 4,252 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Didcot and Wantage constituency; for county elections it is in the Didcot West division.

Residents, 20218,493council ward average 7,156

Households3,3132.56 residents per household

Density4,252/ km²about 2.00 km² · South Oxfordshire 208

Aged 65+11.8%South Oxfordshire: 20.5% · under 16: 22.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.7% · 655

5–97.6% · 643

10–156.9% · 590

16–193.6% · 305

20–245.0% · 425

25–3419.7% · 1,672

35–4923.5% · 1,994

50–6414.2% · 1,210

65–745.6% · 474

75–844.4% · 373

85+1.8% · 152

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.6% · 451

1 car or van43.3% · 1,434

2 cars or vans33.3% · 1,102

3 or more9.8% · 324

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright23.9% · 792

With mortgage36.4% · 1,204

Shared ownership5.3% · 177

Social rented15.9% · 526

Private rented18.5% · 611

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house17.2% · 569

Semi-detached house44.6% · 1,477

Terraced house20.4% · 675

Purpose-built flat12.5% · 414

Converted house1.0% · 33

Other conversion0.1% · 4

Above shop / office0.9% · 31

Caravan, mobile3.3% · 109

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05009740
Council: South Oxfordshire District Council
County council: Oxfordshire County Council
County division: Didcot West
Constituency: Didcot and Wantage
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 2 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 South14.0% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned13,231 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.