Is Sands Close in Cherwell a nice place to live?

Sands Close is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Sands Close is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has an average level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Sands Close is located in the Launton and Otmoor ward of the Cherwell district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.856163, -1.27436
Grid Ref SP500177
Suburb Bletchingdon
Constituency Henley
Postcodes OX5 3NA

House Prices

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

Crime in Sands Close, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Sands Close 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 Sands Close and compared that to the average for the Launton and Otmoor ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sands Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Launton and Otmoor ward

Social economic statistics for Sands Close

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 Sands Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Sands Close 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 Sands Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Sands Close are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Sands Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Sands Close are in the top 40% 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 Sands Close are in the top 30% 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 Sands Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Sands Close are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Sands Close

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

Unemployment in Sands Close

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.
2.92% of Sands Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sands Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sands Close. The proportion of retirees on Sands Close is 5.34% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
13.26% of Sands Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sands Close

The proportion of home owners on Sands Close is 0.11% higher than the national average of 62%. 14.74% of properties in Sands Close are private rented and 18.42% are social rented.
62.11% of residents of Sands Close own their home

Country of Birth of Sands Close residents

The proportion if Sands Close residents born in the UK is 10.97% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.38% of Sands Close residents were born outside the UK.
93.62% of Sands Close residents were born in the UK

Sands Close Summary

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

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