We know that Oxford’s population has grown over the last decade and will continue to grow into the future. Based on current trends in births, deaths and migration, the Office for National Statistics projects that Oxford’s population will reach 165,000 over the next 20 years – an increase of around 15,000 on today’s population.

Leaving the communal establishment population to one side as those figures are not yet known, it is forecast that the number of households in Oxford will rise from 54,000 in 2008 to 61,000 in 2033.  The increases will not be in all households types.  The projection suggests that growth will occur by way of 7,000 additional one person households and 3,000 additional lone parent households. This clearly has implications for housing development in the city.

Please contact us if you would like a copy of the relevant chart from the City Council’s Social Research Officer