Is Weston Otmoor, Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Is Weston Otmoor a nice place to live or is Weston Otmoor 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 Weston Otmoor meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Weston Otmoor?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Weston Otmoor. 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 Weston Otmoor. 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	Stonesfield and Tackley	31888
2	Woodstock and Bladon	30711
3	Kidlington East	25989
4	Kidlington West	25044
5	Bicester North and Caversfield	22890
6	Bicester South and Ambrosden	18306
7	Wolvercote	18236
8	Bicester East	16231
9	Bicester West	15552
10	Barton and Sandhills	14177

Is Weston Otmoor a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Weston Otmoor, 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 Weston Otmoor 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	%
South Oxfordshire	3.25
Oxford	3.34
West Oxfordshire	3.57
Cherwell (Weston Otmoor)	3.72

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Weston Otmoor. 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 Weston Otmoor. 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	Stonesfield and Tackley (Best)	30527
2	Woodstock and Bladon	29233
3	Wolvercote	26479
4	Bicester North and Caversfield	25897
5	Kidlington West	23788
6	Bicester South and Ambrosden	23589
7	Kidlington East	20765
8	Bicester East	19571
9	Bicester West	18925
10	Barton and Sandhills (Worst)	14427

Is Weston Otmoor rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Weston Otmoor. 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	Woodstock and Bladon	31057
2	Stonesfield and Tackley	29192
3	Wolvercote	26791
4	Kidlington West	25154
5	Bicester North and Caversfield	25090
6	Kidlington East	23511
7	Bicester South and Ambrosden	23159
8	Bicester East	21832
9	Bicester West	19901
10	Barton and Sandhills	11924

How affordable are the rents in Weston Otmoor?

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, Weston Otmoor rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Oxfordshire.

Beds	Cherwell	Oxfordshire
1	£725	£850
2	£875	£1000
3	£1138	£1250
4	£1595	£1850

How much can I earn in Weston Otmoor per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Weston Otmoor, 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 Weston Otmoor's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	South Oxfordshire	£817.70
2	Oxford	£719.10
3	Cherwell (Weston Otmoor)	£690.90
4	West Oxfordshire	£688.40

So, is Weston Otmoor a nice place to live?

Weston Otmoor has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, Weston Otmoor does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

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