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Electoral wardE05009751
Watlington ward, South Oxfordshire
Watlington is one of 21 electoral wards of South Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,047 residents in 1,731 households — 54 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Henley and Thame constituency; for county elections it is in the Watlington & Rotherfield division.
Residents, 20214,047council ward average 7,156
Households1,7312.34 residents per household
Density54/ km²about 75.08 km² · South Oxfordshire 208
Aged 65+24.9%South Oxfordshire: 20.5% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 190
5–94.9% · 198
10–157.7% · 310
16–193.8% · 152
20–243.6% · 146
25–347.4% · 300
35–4917.4% · 703
50–6425.7% · 1,040
65–7412.7% · 512
75–848.6% · 349
85+3.6% · 144
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 150
1 car or van33.9% · 585
2 cars or vans35.9% · 621
3 or more21.5% · 372
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Oxfordshire overall: 70.2% owned, 12.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright41.5% · 718
With mortgage28.9% · 501
Shared ownership0.8% · 13
Social rented9.4% · 162
Private rented19.4% · 336
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house40.9% · 708
Semi-detached house36.9% · 639
Terraced house14.6% · 253
Purpose-built flat4.3% · 75
Converted house0.6% · 11
Other conversion1.1% · 19
Above shop / office0.9% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.7% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05009751- County council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- County division
- Watlington & Rotherfield
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Britwell SalomeCuxham with EasingtonPishill with StonorPyrtonShirburnStoke TalmageSwyncombeWatlington
Council offices in this ward
Other wards in the same constituency
BBenson & Crowmarsh20.1% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned8,520BBerinsfield21.5% 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% owned13,268WWheatley24.7% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned4,266WWoodcote & Rotherfield22.9% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned10,204
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.