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Buckinghamshire vs South Oxfordshire

A side-by-side comparison of the Buckinghamshire and South Oxfordshirelocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Buckinghamshire is the more populous; council tax is lower in Buckinghamshire; Buckinghamshire has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

BuckinghamshireSouth Oxfordshire
Population553,079149,082
Density353/km²220/km²
Deprivation0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,527£2,598
Schools Good/Outstanding86%79%
Aged under 1620%19%
Aged 16–6461%61%
Aged 65+19%21%