Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Cowley Road is classified by the ONS as Students and Professionals. Cowley Road is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Cowley Road is located in the St Mary's ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.748049, -1.239446
Grid Ref SP526057
Suburb East Oxford
Constituency Oxford East

House Prices

The average house price in Cowley Road is 47.77% lower than the rest of Oxford. The last sale we have on record is 321 Cowley Road, that sold for £669,000. The average house price in Oxford is £600,557 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Cowley Road

Date No. Type Price
25/11/2022 321 Terrace £669,000
25/11/2022 5B Flat £180,000
17/11/2022 EVELYN COURT, 267B Flat £405,000
15/11/2022 12 Detached £438,000
24/10/2022 EVELYN COURT, 267B Flat £340,000
14/10/2022 297 Terrace £765,000
11/10/2022 379 Detached £2,625,000
31/08/2022 42 Terrace £345,000
01/07/2022 299 Terrace £570,000
01/06/2022 303 Terrace £690,275

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

Crime in Cowley Road, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Cowley Road during July 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 Cowley Road and compared that to the average for the St Mary's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Cowley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Mary's ward

Social economic statistics for Cowley Road

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Cowley Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Cowley Road are in the top 10% 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 Cowley Road 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 Cowley Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Cowley Road are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Cowley Road

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

Unemployment in Cowley Road

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% of Cowley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Cowley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Cowley Road. The proportion of retirees on Cowley Road is 14.85% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
3.75% of Cowley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Cowley Road

The proportion of home owners on Cowley Road is 26.71% lower than the national average of 62%. 61.34% of properties in Cowley Road are private rented and 3.36% are social rented.
35.29% of residents of Cowley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Cowley Road residents

The proportion if Cowley Road residents born in the UK is 13.46% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 30.81% of Cowley Road residents were born outside the UK.
69.19% of Cowley Road residents were born in the UK

Cowley Road Summary

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

Cowley Road 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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