Is Briar End in Cherwell a nice place to live?

Briar End is classified by the ONS as Indian Tech Achievers. Briar End is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Briar End is located in the Kidlington West ward of the Cherwell district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.831244, -1.297152
Grid Ref SP485149
Suburb Kidlington
Constituency Oxford West and Abingdon
Postcodes OX5 2YA, OX5 2YB

House Prices

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

Crime in Briar End, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Briar End 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 Briar End and compared that to the average for the Kidlington West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Briar End, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kidlington West ward

Social economic statistics for Briar End

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 Briar End is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Briar End 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 Briar End experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Briar End are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Briar End involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Briar End are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Briar End are in the top 40% 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 Briar End, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Briar End are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Briar End

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

Unemployment in Briar End

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.
3.57% of Briar End residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Briar End

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Briar End. The proportion of retirees on Briar End is 23.54% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.14% of Briar End residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Briar End

The proportion of home owners on Briar End is 30.45% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.6% of properties in Briar End are private rented and 0.94% are social rented.
92.45% of residents of Briar End own their home

Country of Birth of Briar End residents

The proportion if Briar End residents born in the UK is 8.04% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 9.31% of Briar End residents were born outside the UK.
90.69% of Briar End residents were born in the UK

Briar End Summary

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

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