Is Mere Lane in Cherwell a nice place to live?

Mere Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Mere Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Mere Lane is located in the Fringford and Heyfords ward of the Cherwell district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.9896, -1.06876
Grid Ref SP640327
Suburb Finmere
Constituency Banbury
Postcodes MK18 4AG, MK18 4DH

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Mere Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Mere Lane, Oxfordshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Mere Lane in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Thames-valley Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Mere Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Under investigation
2 Other Theft Under investigation
3 Other Theft Under investigation
4 Other Theft Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Mere Lane and compared that to the average for the Fringford and Heyfords ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mere Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Fringford and Heyfords ward

Social economic statistics for Mere Lane

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Mere Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mere Lane is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Mere Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mere Lane are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mere Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mere Lane are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Mere Lane are in the top 20% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Mere Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mere Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mere Lane

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Mere Lane.

Unemployment in Mere Lane

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0.99% of Mere Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mere Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mere Lane. The proportion of retirees on Mere Lane is 3.13% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.73% of Mere Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mere Lane

The proportion of home owners on Mere Lane is 19.38% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.36% of properties in Mere Lane are private rented and 4.26% are social rented.
81.38% of residents of Mere Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Mere Lane residents

The proportion if Mere Lane residents born in the UK is 9.33% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.02% of Mere Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.98% of Mere Lane residents were born in the UK

Mere Lane Summary

Mere Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mere Lane maybe difficult.

Mere Lane has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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