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Cotswold vs West Oxfordshire

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

In short: West Oxfordshire is the more populous; council tax is lower in Cotswold.

CotswoldWest Oxfordshire
Population90,833114,236
Density78/km²160/km²
Deprivation0% in most-deprived 10%0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,392£2,567
Schools Good/Outstanding96%96%
Aged under 1616%18%
Aged 16–6458%60%
Aged 65+26%22%