OX28 1WP Area Guide - Crime, Schools & Is It a Good Place to Live?

OX28 1WP is a postcode in Witney East, West Oxfordshire, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near OX28 1WP, then scores the surrounding small area 53/100 - bottom 48% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around OX28 1WP are housing and health, while schools and education is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for OX28 1WP is based on West Oxfordshire 010 Census 2021. It covers 10,775 residents, 3,263 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 59% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 17% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near OX28 1WP, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the OX28 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £380k from 82 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near OX28 1WP can compare 8 state schools within one mile, including 8 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 1 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 1 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near OX28 1WP by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around OX28 1WP is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 2 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.