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Abingdon South: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Abingdon South neighbourhood of Vale of White Horse, England (ONS area Vale of White Horse 008). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes OX14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near OX14 5JB.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Vale of White Horse

Abingdon South is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Vale of White Horse (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £335,000 and flats for £225,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Vale of White Horse (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Culham, is 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£335,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£225,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 2 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 2 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£56,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Abingdon South sits in Vale of White Horse

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse
Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: the lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Abingdon South

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Vale of White Horse, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Vale of White Horse, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Vale of White Horse, 2 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime

Falling behind the borough

Schools improving
Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Culham Railway station, 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Didcot Parkway (about 8 min) and Oxford (about 12 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Thameside Primary School 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023).
Nearest state secondary school John Mason School 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Abingdon South

What is the typical house price in Abingdon South?

£335,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

How does Abingdon South compare with the rest of Vale of White Horse?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse. Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse.

Is Abingdon South an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Abingdon South gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Abingdon South?

Culham. Railway station, 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Didcot Parkway (about 8 min) and Oxford (about 12 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Abingdon South?

Nearest state primary school. Thameside Primary School. 210 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jun 2023). Nearest state secondary school. John Mason School. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Some aspects not as strong (Dec 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Postcode districts

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.