Is Vetch Place in Oxford a nice place to live?

Vetch Place is classified by the ONS as Social Renting Young Families. Vetch Place has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Vetch Place is located in the Blackbird Leys ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.721907, -1.191662
Grid Ref SP559028
Suburb Blackbird Leys
Constituency Oxford East
Postcodes OX4 5QY, OX4 6QY

House Prices

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

Crime in Vetch Place, Oxfordshire

There were 1 street crime incidents in Vetch Place 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 Vetch Place
# Category Outcome
1 Burglary Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Vetch Place and compared that to the average for the Blackbird Leys ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Vetch Place, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Blackbird Leys ward

Social economic statistics for Vetch Place

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

2021 Census for Vetch Place

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

Unemployment in Vetch Place

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.
4.66% of Vetch Place residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Vetch Place

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Vetch Place. The proportion of retirees on Vetch Place is 3.19% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
15.41% of Vetch Place residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Vetch Place

The proportion of home owners on Vetch Place is 29.59% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.34% of properties in Vetch Place are private rented and 54.48% are social rented.
32.41% of residents of Vetch Place own their home

Country of Birth of Vetch Place residents

The proportion if Vetch Place residents born in the UK is 9.87% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.22% of Vetch Place residents were born outside the UK.
72.78% of Vetch Place residents were born in the UK

Vetch Place Summary

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

Vetch Place 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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