Neighbourhood · West Oxfordshire
Carterton North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Carterton North neighbourhood of West Oxfordshire, England (ONS area West Oxfordshire 013). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes OX18. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near OX18 1LH.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Carterton North is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against West Oxfordshire (5 of 20 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £321,000 and flats for £190,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across West Oxfordshire (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest railway station, Shipton, is 10.8 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
£321,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£190,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% 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
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 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 8 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£74,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Carterton North sits in West Oxfordshire
- Typical house price: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the highest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire
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 Carterton North
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
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Oxfordshire, 5 the other way and 13 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
- Schools improving
- Homes improving their energy rating
Falling behind the borough
- Residents aged 25 to 29
- Income deprivation ranking
- Air quality
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Shipton Railway station, 10.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Didcot Parkway (about 54 min) and Evesham (about 28 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 St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school Carterton Community College 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 (Apr 2026). Requires significant improvement.
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 Carterton North
What is the typical house price in Carterton North?
£321,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.
How does Carterton North compare with the rest of West Oxfordshire?
Typical house price: the lowest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the highest of 15 neighbourhoods in West Oxfordshire.
Is Carterton North an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Carterton North gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.15; 2 of 20 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Carterton North?
Shipton. Railway station, 10.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 0.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Didcot Parkway (about 54 min) and Evesham (about 28 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Carterton North?
Nearest state primary school. St John the Evangelist CofE VA Primary School. 530 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Outstanding (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit May 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Carterton Community College. 630 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Needs attention in 4 areas, Urgent improvement in 3 (Apr 2026). Requires significant improvement.
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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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.