Didcot is a civil parish in the South Oxfordshire council area, in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Oxford. Until 1974 it was part of the Berkshire district. The town has a population of 24,416 and has the highest life expectancy in all of England and Wales. According to the Office for National Statistics, people in the Ladygrove area of ​​Didcot live an average of 86 years in good health.