Is Ambassador Avenue in Oxford a nice place to live?

Ambassador Avenue is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Ambassador Avenue is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 30% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Ambassador Avenue is located in the Blackbird Leys ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.728335, -1.202131
Grid Ref SP552035
Suburb Blackbird Leys
Constituency Oxford East
Postcodes OX4 2SL, OX4 5NG, OX4 6NG, OX4 6XJ

House Prices

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

Crime in Ambassador Avenue, Oxfordshire

There were 4 street crime incidents in Ambassador Avenue in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Thames-valley Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Ambassador Avenue
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Bicycle Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
3 Bicycle Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
4 Other Theft Under investigation

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 Ambassador Avenue and compared that to the average for the Blackbird Leys ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ambassador Avenue, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blackbird Leys ward

Social economic statistics for Ambassador Avenue

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 Ambassador Avenue is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ambassador Avenue 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 Ambassador Avenue experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ambassador Avenue are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Ambassador Avenue

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

Unemployment in Ambassador Avenue

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.
3.42% of Ambassador Avenue residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ambassador Avenue

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ambassador Avenue. The proportion of retirees on Ambassador Avenue is 7.28% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.32% of Ambassador Avenue residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ambassador Avenue

The proportion of home owners on Ambassador Avenue is 12.91% lower than the national average of 62%. 33.33% of properties in Ambassador Avenue are private rented and 15.15% are social rented.
49.09% of residents of Ambassador Avenue own their home

Country of Birth of Ambassador Avenue residents

The proportion if Ambassador Avenue residents born in the UK is 17.64% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 34.99% of Ambassador Avenue residents were born outside the UK.
65.01% of Ambassador Avenue residents were born in the UK

Ambassador Avenue Summary

Ambassador Avenue has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ambassador Avenue maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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