Is Sheriff’s Drive in Oxford a nice place to live?

Sheriff's Drive is classified by the ONS as Delayed Retirement. Sheriff's Drive has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Sheriff's Drive is located in the Wolvercote ward of the Oxford district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.786586, -1.279608
Grid Ref SP497100
Suburb Wolvercote
Constituency Oxford West and Abingdon
Postcodes OX2 8QS

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Sheriff's Drive in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Sheriff's Drive, Oxfordshire

There were 2 street crime incidents in Sheriff's Drive 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 Sheriff's Drive
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Investigation complete; no suspect identified
2 Criminal Damage Arson 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 Sheriff's Drive and compared that to the average for the Wolvercote ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Sheriff's Drive, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Wolvercote ward

Social economic statistics for Sheriff's Drive

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

Employment Deprivation

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

2021 Census for Sheriff's Drive

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Sheriff's Drive.

Unemployment in Sheriff's Drive

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.
1.29% of Sheriff's Drive residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Sheriff's Drive

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Sheriff's Drive. The proportion of retirees on Sheriff's Drive is 5.86% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.46% of Sheriff's Drive residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Sheriff's Drive

The proportion of home owners on Sheriff's Drive is 12.59% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.02% of properties in Sheriff's Drive are private rented and 15.57% are social rented.
74.59% of residents of Sheriff's Drive own their home

Country of Birth of Sheriff's Drive residents

The proportion if Sheriff's Drive residents born in the UK is 19.42% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 36.77% of Sheriff's Drive residents were born outside the UK.
63.23% of Sheriff's Drive residents were born in the UK

Sheriff's Drive Summary

Sheriff's Drive has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Sheriff's Drive maybe difficult.

Sheriff's Drive 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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