Is Cross Hands Lane in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Cross Hands Lane is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Cross Hands Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Cross Hands Lane is located in the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward of the West Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.96769, -1.589806
Grid Ref SP282299
Suburb Salford
Constituency Witney
Postcodes OX7 5QD

House Prices

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

Crime in Cross Hands Lane, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Cross Hands Lane during September 2024.

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 Cross Hands Lane and compared that to the average for the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cross Hands Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward

Social economic statistics for Cross Hands 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 Cross Hands Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cross Hands 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 Cross Hands Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cross Hands 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 Cross Hands Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cross Hands 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 Cross Hands Lane 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 Cross Hands Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cross Hands Lane are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Cross Hands Lane

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

Unemployment in Cross Hands 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.
1% of Cross Hands Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cross Hands Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cross Hands Lane. The proportion of retirees on Cross Hands Lane is 29.89% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
48.49% of Cross Hands Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cross Hands Lane

The proportion of home owners on Cross Hands Lane is 4.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.38% of properties in Cross Hands Lane are private rented and 16.15% are social rented.
66.15% of residents of Cross Hands Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Cross Hands Lane residents

The proportion if Cross Hands Lane residents born in the UK is 8.92% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.43% of Cross Hands Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.57% of Cross Hands Lane residents were born in the UK

Cross Hands Lane Summary

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

Cross Hands 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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