Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005944

Barton

Barton is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,393 residents in Oxford. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,393

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,112

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,256.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

35.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Kennet Island & Green Park, Reading13,071 residents · 35.1% owned · 26.1% no carWest Drayton West, Hillingdon9,576 residents · 48.1% owned · 25.9% no carHornfair Park, Greenwich8,238 residents · 40.7% owned · 38.2% no carSt Helier North, Merton9,666 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.0% no carIsleworth & Ivybridge, Hounslow9,237 residents · 44.8% owned · 31.8% no carHillingdon Heath, Hillingdon8,823 residents · 46.2% owned · 23.7% no car

Most similar within Oxford

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Littlemore & Rose Hill, Oxford11,233 residents · 43.0% owned · 26.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barton

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented40.4%
1,256 households
Owned35%
1,088 households
Private rented22.8%
711 households
Shared ownership1.6%
49 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached39.3%
1,223 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement28.6%
889 households
Terraced21.1%
657 households
Detached7.8%
244 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
86 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.5%
1,477 households
No cars or vans in household30.6%
952 households
2 cars or vans in household17.5%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
139 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.8%
1,333 households
2 bedrooms29.8%
928 households
1 bedroom14.5%
450 households
4 or more bedrooms12.9%
401 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,891 households
One-person household26.3%
818 households
Other household types12.9%
401 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household28.7%
894 households
1 person in household26.3%
818 households
3 people in household17.9%
557 households
4 people in household14.4%
448 households
5 people in household6.7%
209 households
6 people in household4%
126 households
7 people in household1%
32 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
28 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,727 residents
15–2920.9%
1,750 residents
30–4425.3%
2,122 residents
45–6422.5%
1,884 residents
65 and over10.8%
907 residents
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White62%
5,207 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.2%
1,526 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8.3%
698 residents
Other ethnic group6.2%
518 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
447 residents
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.2%
2,508 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.4%
1,404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications11.5%
758 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%
718 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.3%
673 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.5%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)64.1%
4,209 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive33.6%
2,205 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.8%
1,103 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.8%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.1%
860 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
858 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
601 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
338 residents aged 16 and over
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.1%
4,371 residents
Good health31.2%
2,619 residents
Fair health12.3%
1,035 residents
Bad health3.3%
280 residents
Very bad health1%
88 residents
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.4%
7,087 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.6%
1,306 residents
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.2%
1,407 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
1,058 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.7%
489 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.8%
148 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
12 households
Barton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Oxford

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.