Is Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Is Chipping Norton a nice place to live or is Chipping Norton a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Chipping Norton meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Chipping Norton?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chipping Norton. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Chipping Norton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Milton-under-Wychwood	31159
2	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	29867
3	Moreton East	28197
4	Moreton West	28197
5	Charlbury and Finstock	27931
6	The Bartons	27727
7	Stow	27108
8	Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton	26939
9	Chadlington and Churchill	20691
10	Chipping Norton	19031

Is Chipping Norton a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chipping Norton, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Chipping Norton residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Vale of White Horse	3.24
Oxford	3.34
West Oxfordshire (Chipping Norton)	3.57
Cherwell	3.72

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chipping Norton. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Chipping Norton. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Milton-under-Wychwood (Best)	30916
2	Chadlington and Churchill	28760
3	Charlbury and Finstock	28612
4	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	28300
5	Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton	27009
6	The Bartons	26471
7	Stow	24983
8	Moreton East	24005
9	Moreton West	24005
10	Chipping Norton (Worst)	23519

Is Chipping Norton rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chipping Norton. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Charlbury and Finstock	29094
2	Milton-under-Wychwood	28496
3	The Bartons	25309
4	Chipping Norton	23502
5	Kingham, Rollright and Enstone	22078
6	Stow	21764
7	Moreton East	21165
8	Moreton West	21165
9	Chadlington and Churchill	20441
10	Cropredy, Sibfords and Wroxton	19949

How affordable are the rents in Chipping Norton?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Chipping Norton rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Oxfordshire.

Beds	West Oxfordshire	Oxfordshire
1	£775	£850
2	£900	£1000
3	£1200	£1250
4	£1595	£1850

How much can I earn in Chipping Norton per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Chipping Norton, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Chipping Norton's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Vale of White Horse	£730.80
2	Oxford	£719.10
3	Cherwell	£690.90
4	West Oxfordshire (Chipping Norton)	£688.40

So, is Chipping Norton a nice place to live?

Chipping Norton has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Chipping Norton are more expensive than other parts of Oxfordshire.

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