South Oxfordshire

South Oxfordshire District
Non-metropolitan district
River Thames, which flows through the middle of the district.
Coat of arms
South Oxfordshire shown within Oxfordshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Oxfordshire
Historic county	Oxfordshire (north of River Thames) Berkshire (south of River Thames)
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Abingdon-on-Thames
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	South Oxfordshire District Council
• Leadership	Leader & Cabinet (Liberal Democrat and Green Coalition)
• MPs	John Howell David Johnston
Area
• Total	261.99 sq mi (678.54 km2)
• Rank	48th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	151,820
• Rank	142nd (of 296)
• Density	580/sq mi (220/km2)
Ethnicity (2021) [1]
• Ethnic groups	List 93.1% White 2.9% Asian 2.3% Mixed 1% Black 0.8% other
Religion (2021) [1]
• Religion	List 49.9% Christianity 41.1% no religion 6% not stated 1% Islam 0.7% Hinduism 0.5% other 0.4% Buddhism 0.2% Judaism 0.2% Sikhism
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	38UD (ONS) E07000179 (GSS)
OS grid reference	SU6571895057
Website	www.southoxon.gov.uk

South Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Its council is temporarily based outside the district at Abingdon-on-Thames pending a planned move to Didcot, the district's largest town. The areas located south of the River Thames are within the historic county of Berkshire.