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Electoral wardE05006628

Ascott and Shipton ward, West Oxfordshire

Ascott and Shipton is one of 27 electoral wards of West Oxfordshire District Council, in Oxfordshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 2,175 residents in 911 households — 84 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Witney constituency; for county elections it is in the Charlbury & Wychwood division.

Residents, 20212,175council ward average 4,231
Households9112.39 residents per household
Density84/ km²about 25.80 km² · West Oxfordshire 160
Aged 65+30.1%West Oxfordshire: 21.7% · under 16: 15.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 81
5–94.8% · 105
10–156.6% · 144
16–193.8% · 82
20–243.0% · 66
25–347.7% · 168
35–4916.0% · 347
50–6424.2% · 526
65–7416.4% · 356
75–849.5% · 206
85+4.3% · 93

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.9% · 45
1 car or van35.5% · 324
2 cars or vans40.8% · 372
3 or more18.8% · 171
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.6% · 416
With mortgage30.2% · 276
Shared ownership1.5% · 14
Social rented11.3% · 103
Private rented11.4% · 104

Type of home

Detached house47.3% · 431
Semi-detached house34.7% · 316
Terraced house14.1% · 128
Purpose-built flat2.5% · 23
Converted house0.5% · 5
Other conversion0.8% · 7
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05006628
County division
Charlbury & Wychwood
Constituency
Witney
Region
South East
Density rank in council
19 of 27

Parishes in the ward

Ascott-under-WychwoodLynehamShipton-under-Wychwood

Other wards in the same constituency

AAlvescot and Filkins20.1% aged 65+ · 66.3% owned1,823BBampton 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.