Is Fox Lane in Cherwell a nice place to live?

Fox Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Fox Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Fox Lane is located in the Deddington ward of the Cherwell district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.978749, -1.243307
Grid Ref SP520314
Suburb Souldern
Constituency Banbury
Postcodes OX27 7JW, OX6 9JW

House Prices

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

Crime in Fox Lane, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Fox 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 Fox Lane and compared that to the average for the Deddington ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Fox Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Deddington ward

Social economic statistics for Fox 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 Fox Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Fox 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 Fox Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Fox Lane are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Fox Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Fox 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 Fox Lane 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 Fox Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Fox Lane are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Fox Lane

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

Unemployment in Fox 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.
0.91% of Fox Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Fox Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Fox Lane. The proportion of retirees on Fox Lane is 5.95% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.55% of Fox Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Fox Lane

The proportion of home owners on Fox Lane is 13.86% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.79% of properties in Fox Lane are private rented and 10.34% are social rented.
75.86% of residents of Fox Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Fox Lane residents

The proportion if Fox Lane residents born in the UK is 9.25% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.1% of Fox Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.9% of Fox Lane residents were born in the UK

Fox Lane Summary

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

Fox 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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