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Abingdon Town & West: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Abingdon Town & West neighbourhood of Vale of White Horse, England (ONS area Vale of White Horse 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes OX13, OX14. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near OX14 1EB.
An affluent neighbourhood, showing some signs of gentrification
Abingdon Town & West is an affluent neighbourhood; it shows some signs of gentrification against Vale of White Horse (3 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £389,000 and flats for £226,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Vale of White Horse (2.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Radley, is 3.5 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
£389,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£226,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +4% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.10; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 5 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£61,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
2.4 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 Town & West sits in Vale of White Horse
- Typical house price: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd 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 Town & West
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
3 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Vale of White Horse, 1 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
- Anti-social behaviour
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Radley Railway station, 3.5 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 12 min) and Oxford (about 8 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 Carswell Community Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school John Mason School 490 m 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 Town & West
What is the typical house price in Abingdon Town & West?
£389,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +14% against 2017-2019.
How does Abingdon Town & West compare with the rest of Vale of White Horse?
Typical house price: 5th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 12 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse.
Is Abingdon Town & West an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Abingdon Town & West gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.10; 3 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Abingdon Town & West?
Radley. Railway station, 3.5 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 12 min) and Oxford (about 8 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Abingdon Town & West?
Nearest state primary school. Carswell Community Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. John Mason School. 490 m 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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- Dean Court, Cumnor & Appleton
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Postcode districts
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.