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- Oxfordshire Rural Urban Classification 2025
The Office of National Statistics (ONS) published the 2021 update to the Rural Urban Classification (RUC) on the 22nd August 2025. This Oxfordshire Data Hub page explains the definitions for the classification. Output Areas The smallest area the RUC is produced at is Output Area (OA). Oxfordshire has 2,201 OAs each with an average population … Continue reading “Oxfordshire Rural Urban Classification 2025” - Oxfordshire Indices of Deprivation 2025
Introduction The English indices of deprivation 2025 were published on 30 October 2025 by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The 7 standalone indexes combine together to for the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). The dataset provides statistics on relative levels of deprivation in England. In this article, we summarise the data relevant … Continue reading “Oxfordshire Indices of Deprivation 2025” - Oxfordshire housing-led population forecasts August 2025 update (2023-2032)
Introduction Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) carries out an annual update to housing-led population forecasts to support planning for school places, social care and other services. These differ from the population projections provided by ONS in that they: It is important to note that the rate of housebuilding is an input to the model and the outputs … Continue reading “Oxfordshire housing-led population forecasts August 2025 update (2023-2032)” - Disability in Oxfordshire
Self-reported disability The rate of the population who report they are disabled has grown since 2011. The question in 2021 was “Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expected to last 12 months or more?”. If they answered yes, a further question “Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce … Continue reading “Disability in Oxfordshire” - Gender identity in Oxfordshire3,477 Oxfordshire residents aged 16+ identify with a gender which differs from their sex registered at birth. The 2021 Census asked: “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” Overall, 558,863 (93.9%) of the population of Oxfordshire aged 16 years and over answered the question. The remaining 36,171 (6.1%) did not answer the question. … Continue reading “Gender identity in Oxfordshire”
- Armed Forces VeteransArmed Forces Veterans Census 2021 results show that, as of March 2021, there was a total of 23,541 residents of Oxfordshire who had previously served in the UK armed forces. This was 4.0% of the population, just above the England average of 3.8%. The district with the highest rate of Armed Forces veterans was West … Continue reading “Armed Forces Veterans”