Electoral wardE05011711
Wheatley ward, South Oxfordshire
Wheatley is one of 21 electoral wards of South Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 4,266 residents in 1,871 households — 909 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Henley and Thame constituency; for county elections it is in the Wheatley division.
Residents, 20214,266council ward average 7,156
Households1,8712.28 residents per household
Density909/ km²about 4.69 km² · South Oxfordshire 208
Aged 65+24.7%South Oxfordshire: 20.5% · under 16: 15.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.2% · 180
5–94.7% · 202
10–156.1% · 261
16–194.1% · 175
20–244.5% · 194
25–3411.7% · 501
35–4918.7% · 796
50–6421.2% · 904
65–7412.3% · 525
75–849.2% · 394
85+3.2% · 135
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.2% · 210
1 car or van44.3% · 829
2 cars or vans32.1% · 601
3 or more12.3% · 231
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; South Oxfordshire overall: 70.2% owned, 12.0% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright44.4% · 831
With mortgage29.4% · 551
Shared ownership0.7% · 14
Social rented8.8% · 165
Private rented16.6% · 310
Type of home
Detached house41.7% · 780
Semi-detached house24.8% · 464
Terraced house14.2% · 265
Purpose-built flat11.8% · 221
Converted house1.9% · 36
Other conversion0.6% · 11
Above shop / office0.6% · 12
Caravan, mobile4.4% · 82
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05011711- County council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- County division
- Wheatley
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 21
Parishes in the ward
Wheatley
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% owned13,268WWatlington24.9% aged 65+ · 70.4% owned4,047WWoodcote & 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.