Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Stanford at a glance
- House prices
- £421,250
- Higher prices79th percentile
- Schools
- 96th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 9th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 50.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle68th percentile
- Flood risk
- 9.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle67th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Stanford a good place to live?
Stanford may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Vale of White Horse below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Stanford
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 50.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 68th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Stanford
House prices
- Median sale price
- £421,250
- Percentile
- 79th percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 54 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Stanford
Schools
96th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Stanford
Flood risk
9.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 7.3% of the area. That is the 67th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Stanford
Transport
9th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Stanford a good place to live?
Stanford may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Stanford safe?
Stanford ranks in the 68th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Stanford?
The median sale price was £421,250 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 79th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Stanford?
Schools rank in the 96th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Stanford?
Nearby public profiles include Watchfield & Shrivenham in Vale of White Horse and Hendreds in Vale of White Horse.
