Socio-economic statistics for Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire

Is Lower Heyford in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live or is it a bit rough? We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics and demographics from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Lower Heyford older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Lower Heyford and West Oxfordshire? What is the claimant count in Lower Heyford and how many residents are unemployed? This page should provide you with the answers.

Lower Heyford Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of West Oxfordshire.

Area	Unemployed	Yearly Change
West Oxfordshire	1.8%	-0.3%
South East	2.9%	-0.3%
England	3.8%	-0.3%
UK	3.7%	-0.3%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023

The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Lower Heyford on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Lower Heyford.

Economic Status	Proportion
In Employment	59.57%
In Part-Time Work	30.86%
Unemployed	2.65%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

69.14% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Lower Heyford

Lower Heyford & West Oxfordshire Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Lower Heyford in the West Oxfordshire local area district.

Lower Heyford has a lower rate of immigrants than West Oxfordshire, the South East region and England as a whole.

Area	Born in UK	Born outside UK
Stonesfield and Tackley	90.89%	9.11%
West Oxfordshire	89.4%	10.6%
South East	84.24%	15.76%
England	82.65%	17.35%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Lower Heyford compared to other wards in West Oxfordshire

#	Ward	Born in UK	Born outside UK
1	Woodstock and Bladon	84.13%	15.87%
2	Witney South	85.83%	14.17%
3	Witney West	87%	13%
4	Witney Central	87.09%	12.91%
5	Eynsham and Cassington	88.15%	11.86%
6	Chipping Norton	88.18%	11.82%
7	Witney East	88.33%	11.67%
8	Carterton North East	88.39%	11.61%
9	Burford	88.46%	11.54%
10	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	89.02%	10.98%
11	Carterton South	90.02%	9.98%
12	Carterton North West	90.15%	9.85%
13	Ascott and Shipton	90.16%	9.84%
14	Brize Norton and Shilton	90.18%	9.82%
15	Chadlington and Churchill	90.73%	9.27%
16	Charlbury and Finstock	90.8%	9.2%
17	Stonesfield and Tackley	90.89%	9.11%
18	Ducklington	91.11%	8.89%
19	Alvescot and Filkins	91.34%	8.66%
20	Freeland and Hanborough	91.48%	8.52%
21	North Leigh	91.48%	8.52%
22	Witney North	91.57%	8.43%
23	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	91.6%	8.4%
24	Milton-under-Wychwood	91.64%	8.36%
25	The Bartons	92.43%	7.57%
26	Bampton and Clanfield	93.01%	6.99%
27	Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	93.16%	6.84%

';Lower Heyford is ranked 17 out of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What are the occupations of the residents of Lower Heyford?

The largest employment sector in Lower Heyford is Professional Occupations. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.

Sector	Proportion
Professional Occupations	25.9%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials	17.52%
Associate Professional & Technical	14.25%
Skilled Trades	12.56%
Administrative & Secretarial	8.1%
Caring, leisure & Other Services	7.19%
Elementary Occupations	5.37%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives	3.78%

Source: Office for National Statistics (30 June 2020)

Lower Heyford Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Lower Heyford residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Lower Heyford to the national average for England.

Level	Stonesfield and Tackley	England
No Qualifications	11.14%	18.08%
Level 1	7.57%	9.69%
Level 2	12.96%	13.32%
Apprenticeship	4.43%	5.32%
Level 3	15.6%	16.92%
Level 4	46.58%	33.92%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Lower Heyford Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Stonesfield and Tackley.

Age Band	Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Lower Heyford Health Statistics

Stonesfield and Tackley has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.

Area	VG	G	F	B	VB
Stonesfield and Tackley	53.53%	34.32%	9.4%	2.3%	0.45%
West Oxfordshire	51.26%	33.99%	11.18%	2.8%	0.77%
South East	49.98%	34.01%	11.77%	3.31%	0.93%
England	48.49%	33.71%	12.65%	3.98%	1.17%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How has the health of residents in West Oxfordshire changed since 2011?

West Oxfordshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.09% between the 2011 and 2021 census.

Year	VG	G	F	B	VB
2011	51.52%	33.82%	11.15%	2.81%	0.7%
2021	51.26%	33.99%	11.18%	2.8%	0.77%

VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Source: Census 2011/2021 (Nomis/ONS)

How many residents own or rent their home in Lower Heyford and West Oxfordshire

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Lower Heyford either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 68.75 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 31.25 of Lower Heyford residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.

Area	Owned	Rented
Stonesfield and Tackley	68.75%	31.25%
West Oxfordshire	66.79%	33.21%
South East	65.66%	34.34%
England	61.31%	38.69%

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Lower Heyford has a higher level of home ownership than than the national average.

Lower Heyford compared to other wards in West Oxfordshire

#	Ward	Owned	Rented
1	Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	79.3%	20.7%
2	Witney North	76.28%	23.72%
3	Freeland and Hanborough	76.05%	23.95%
4	Ascott and Shipton	75.79%	24.21%
5	Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	74.76%	25.24%
6	North Leigh	74.44%	25.56%
7	The Bartons	74.06%	25.94%
8	Charlbury and Finstock	72.49%	27.51%
9	Witney West	72.27%	27.73%
10	Ducklington	71.85%	28.15%
11	Brize Norton and Shilton	70.65%	29.35%
12	Bampton and Clanfield	69.2%	30.8%
13	Stonesfield and Tackley	68.75%	31.25%
14	Milton-under-Wychwood	68.69%	31.31%
15	Eynsham and Cassington	67.75%	32.25%
16	Chadlington and Churchill	67.51%	32.49%
17	Woodstock and Bladon	66.8%	33.2%
18	Alvescot and Filkins	66.32%	33.68%
19	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	66.01%	33.99%
20	Chipping Norton	65.21%	34.79%
21	Witney East	64.83%	35.17%
22	Burford	63.92%	36.08%
23	Witney South	61.97%	38.03%
24	Carterton South	61.62%	38.38%
25	Carterton North West	60.69%	39.31%
26	Carterton North East	51.83%	48.17%
27	Witney Central	47.01%	52.99%

Lower Heyford is ranked 13 out of 27 wards in West Oxfordshire for the percentage of home owners.

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

What is the population of Lower Heyford and West Oxfordshire?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in West Oxfordshire including Lower Heyford. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward	Population
Alvescot and Filkins	1834
Ascott and Shipton	2053
Bampton and Clanfield	4241
Brize Norton and Shilton	2369
Burford	1986
Carterton North East	6293
Carterton North West	5055
Carterton South	5610
Chadlington and Churchill	1939
Charlbury and Finstock	3712
Chipping Norton	6961
Ducklington	2190
Eynsham and Cassington	6133
Freeland and Hanborough	4507
Hailey, Minster Lovell and Leafield	4180
Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	4541
Milton-under-Wychwood	2110
North Leigh	1981
Standlake, Aston and Stanton Harcourt	4258
Stonesfield and Tackley	4237
The Bartons	1989
Witney Central	5737
Witney East	7851
Witney North	3883
Witney South	6615
Witney West	5177
Woodstock and Bladon	4316
West Oxfordshire Total	111758

Source: Census 2021 (Nomis/ONS)

Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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