Is Plowden Park in South Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Plowden Park is classified by the ONS as Established Farming Communities. Plowden Park is in the lowest 30% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Plowden Park is located in the Chinnor ward of the South Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.686771, -0.944763
Grid Ref SU730991
Suburb Aston Rowant
Constituency Henley
Postcodes OX49 5SX, OX9 5SX

House Prices

The average house price in Plowden Park is 100% higher than the rest of South Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 7 Plowden Park, that sold for £1,050,000. The average house price in South Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Plowden Park

Date No. Type Price
22/09/2022 7 Detached £1,050,000
01/06/2022 5 Detached £1,060,000
07/05/2021 7 Detached £765,000
23/10/2020 13 Detached £870,000

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

Crime in Plowden Park, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Plowden Park 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 Plowden Park and compared that to the average for the Chinnor ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Plowden Park, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Chinnor ward

Social economic statistics for Plowden Park

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 Plowden Park is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Plowden Park 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 Plowden Park experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Plowden Park 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 Plowden Park involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Plowden Park 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 Plowden Park are in the top 10% 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 Plowden Park, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Plowden Park are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Plowden Park

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

Unemployment in Plowden Park

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 Plowden Park residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Plowden Park

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Plowden Park. The proportion of retirees on Plowden Park is 12.04% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
30.64% of Plowden Park residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Plowden Park

The proportion of home owners on Plowden Park is 25.83% higher than the national average of 62%. 11.3% of properties in Plowden Park are private rented and 0.87% are social rented.
87.83% of residents of Plowden Park own their home

Country of Birth of Plowden Park residents

The proportion if Plowden Park residents born in the UK is 9.38% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 7.97% of Plowden Park residents were born outside the UK.
92.03% of Plowden Park residents were born in the UK

Plowden Park Summary

With house prices in Plowden Park more than the average for Oxfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Plowden Park has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Plowden Park maybe difficult.

Plowden Park 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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