Is Cotton Grass in Oxford a nice place to live?

Cotton Grass is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Cotton Grass is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Cotton Grass is located in the Northfield Brook ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.716213, -1.201794
Grid Ref SP552022
Suburb Blackbird Leys
Constituency Oxford East
Postcodes OX4 5WY, OX4 7WY

House Prices

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

Crime in Cotton Grass, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Cotton Grass 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 Cotton Grass and compared that to the average for the Northfield Brook ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cotton Grass, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Northfield Brook ward

Social economic statistics for Cotton Grass

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 Cotton Grass is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Cotton Grass 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 Cotton Grass experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Cotton Grass are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cotton Grass involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cotton Grass are in the top 20% 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 Cotton Grass are in the top 20% 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 Cotton Grass, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cotton Grass are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cotton Grass

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

Unemployment in Cotton Grass

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.
1.9% of Cotton Grass residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cotton Grass

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cotton Grass. The proportion of retirees on Cotton Grass is 10.31% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
28.91% of Cotton Grass residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cotton Grass

The proportion of home owners on Cotton Grass is 45.46% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.09% of properties in Cotton Grass are private rented and 76.38% are social rented.
16.54% of residents of Cotton Grass own their home

Country of Birth of Cotton Grass residents

The proportion if Cotton Grass residents born in the UK is 4.96% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 22.31% of Cotton Grass residents were born outside the UK.
77.69% of Cotton Grass residents were born in the UK

Cotton Grass Summary

With house prices in Cotton Grass less than the average for Oxfordshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Cotton Grass has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Cotton Grass maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Cotton Grass has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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