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Electoral wardE05006627

Alvescot and Filkins ward, West Oxfordshire

Alvescot and Filkins is one of 27 electoral wards of West Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 1,823 residents in 770 households — 29 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Witney constituency; for county elections it is in the Bampton & Carterton South and Burford & Carterton West divisions.

Residents, 20211,823council ward average 4,231
Households7702.37 residents per household
Density29/ km²about 62.01 km² · West Oxfordshire 160
Aged 65+20.1%West Oxfordshire: 21.7% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 67
5–95.0% · 91
10–156.5% · 119
16–194.8% · 88
20–244.4% · 81
25–347.6% · 139
35–4918.2% · 332
50–6429.6% · 540
65–7412.2% · 223
75–846.4% · 117
85+1.5% · 27

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van6.0% · 46
1 car or van30.7% · 237
2 cars or vans35.3% · 272
3 or more28.0% · 216
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Oxfordshire overall: 66.8% owned, 13.3% social rented, 17.9% private rented.

Owned outright36.5% · 281
With mortgage29.8% · 229
Shared ownership0.8% · 6
Social rented11.8% · 91
Private rented21.1% · 162

Type of home

Detached house48.0% · 369
Semi-detached house32.6% · 250
Terraced house15.4% · 118
Purpose-built flat1.7% · 13
Converted house1.0% · 8
Other conversion1.0% · 8
Above shop / office0.3% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05006627
County division
Bampton & Carterton South, Burford & Carterton West
Constituency
Witney
Region
South East
Density rank in council
26 of 27

Parishes in the ward

AlvescotBroadwellFilkins and Broughton PoggsGrafton and RadcotHolwellKelmscottKencotLangfordLittle FaringdonWestwell

Other wards in the same constituency

AAscott and Shipton30.1% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,175BBampton and Clanfield23.6% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned4,203BBrize Norton and Shilton13.1% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned3,536BBurford35.1% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned1,977CCarterton North East8.4% aged 65+ · 51.8% owned6,065CCarterton North West15.1% aged 65+ · 60.7% owned5,444CCarterton South19.0% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned4,173DDucklington22.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,420HHailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield26.5% aged 65+ · 79.3% owned4,125MMilton-under-Wychwood27.2% aged 65+ · 68.7% owned2,247SStandlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt23.8% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned4,586WWitney Central20.3% aged 65+ · 47.0% owned5,949WWitney East17.3% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned7,822WWitney North24.6% aged 65+ · 76.3% owned3,951

All 27 wards of West 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.