Is Franklin Gardens in South Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Franklin Gardens is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families. Franklin Gardens is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Franklin Gardens is located in the Didcot North East ward of the South Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.619985, -1.227013
Grid Ref SU536915
Suburb Didcot
Constituency Wantage
Postcodes OX11 9BS

House Prices

The average house price in Franklin Gardens is 100% higher than the rest of South Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 42 Franklin Gardens, that sold for £263,000. The average house price in South Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Franklin Gardens

Date No. Type Price
28/10/2022 42 Flat £263,000
13/12/2021 12 Flat £262,500
24/11/2021 48 Flat £249,950
12/11/2021 8 Flat £265,000
10/11/2021 18 Flat £265,000
29/09/2021 2 Flat £262,000
29/09/2021 46 Flat £254,950
24/09/2021 14 Flat £254,950
23/07/2021 10 Flat £265,000
07/07/2021 44 Flat £239,950

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Franklin Gardens, Oxfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Franklin Gardens 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 Franklin Gardens
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -

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 Franklin Gardens and compared that to the average for the Didcot North East ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Franklin Gardens, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Didcot North East ward

Social economic statistics for Franklin Gardens

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 Franklin Gardens is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Franklin Gardens 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 Franklin Gardens experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Franklin Gardens 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 Franklin Gardens involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Franklin Gardens are in the top 10% 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 Franklin Gardens are in the top 10% 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 Franklin Gardens, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Franklin Gardens are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Franklin Gardens

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

Unemployment in Franklin Gardens

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.
1.41% of Franklin Gardens residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Franklin Gardens

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Franklin Gardens. The proportion of retirees on Franklin Gardens is 5.69% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
12.91% of Franklin Gardens residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Franklin Gardens

The proportion of home owners on Franklin Gardens is 9.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 20.85% of properties in Franklin Gardens are private rented and 8.06% are social rented.
71.09% of residents of Franklin Gardens own their home

Country of Birth of Franklin Gardens residents

The proportion if Franklin Gardens residents born in the UK is 0.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 16.67% of Franklin Gardens residents were born outside the UK.
83.33% of Franklin Gardens residents were born in the UK

Franklin Gardens Summary

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

Franklin Gardens 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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