Is Greenfinch Close in Oxford a nice place to live?

Greenfinch Close is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Greenfinch Close has an average crime rate (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Greenfinch Close is located in the Northfield Brook ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.716626, -1.193913
Grid Ref SP557022
Suburb Blackbird Leys
Constituency Oxford East
Postcodes OX4 5YE, OX4 5YG, OX4 5YQ, OX4 7YG, OX4 7YQ

House Prices

The average house price in Greenfinch Close is 132.77% lower than the rest of Oxford. The last sale we have on record is 8 Greenfinch Close, that sold for £256,000. The average house price in Oxford is £600,557 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Greenfinch Close

Date No. Type Price
01/09/2021 8 Terrace £256,000
28/07/2021 20 Terrace £260,000

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

Crime in Greenfinch Close, Oxfordshire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Greenfinch Close, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Northfield Brook ward

Social economic statistics for Greenfinch Close

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 Greenfinch Close is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Greenfinch Close 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 Greenfinch Close experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Greenfinch Close 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 Greenfinch Close involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Greenfinch Close 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 Greenfinch Close 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 Greenfinch Close, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Greenfinch Close are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Greenfinch Close

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

Unemployment in Greenfinch Close

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.
3.66% of Greenfinch Close residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Greenfinch Close

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Greenfinch Close. The proportion of retirees on Greenfinch Close is 11.27% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
7.33% of Greenfinch Close residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Greenfinch Close

The proportion of home owners on Greenfinch Close is 49.79% lower than the national average of 62%. 4.58% of properties in Greenfinch Close are private rented and 63.36% are social rented.
12.21% of residents of Greenfinch Close own their home

Country of Birth of Greenfinch Close residents

The proportion if Greenfinch Close residents born in the UK is 5.85% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 11.5% of Greenfinch Close residents were born outside the UK.
88.5% of Greenfinch Close residents were born in the UK

Greenfinch Close Summary

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

Greenfinch Close 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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