Is The Chestnuts in Cherwell a nice place to live?

The Chestnuts is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. The Chestnuts is in the lowest 40% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

The Chestnuts is located in the Fringford and Heyfords ward of the Cherwell district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.875333, -1.27302
Grid Ref SP501198
Suburb Kirtlington
Constituency Henley
Postcodes OX5 3JJ, OX5 3UA, OX5 3UB, OX5 3WX

House Prices

The average house price in The Chestnuts is 100% higher than the rest of Cherwell. The last sale we have on record is 5 The Chestnuts, that sold for £895,000. The average house price in Cherwell is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Chestnuts

Date No. Type Price
30/11/2020 5 Detached £895,000

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

Crime in The Chestnuts, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in The Chestnuts 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 The Chestnuts and compared that to the average for the Fringford and Heyfords ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Chestnuts, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Fringford and Heyfords ward

Social economic statistics for The Chestnuts

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

2021 Census for The Chestnuts

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

Unemployment in The Chestnuts

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.
0.75% of The Chestnuts residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Chestnuts

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Chestnuts. The proportion of retirees on The Chestnuts is 13.35% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
31.95% of The Chestnuts residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Chestnuts

The proportion of home owners on The Chestnuts is 26.41% higher than the national average of 62%. 10.87% of properties in The Chestnuts are private rented and 0.72% are social rented.
88.41% of residents of The Chestnuts own their home

Country of Birth of The Chestnuts residents

The proportion if The Chestnuts residents born in the UK is 8.68% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.67% of The Chestnuts residents were born outside the UK.
91.33% of The Chestnuts residents were born in the UK

The Chestnuts Summary

With house prices in The Chestnuts more than the average for Oxfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. The Chestnuts has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in The Chestnuts maybe difficult.

The Chestnuts 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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