Is Ferry Lane in South Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Ferry Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Ferry Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Ferry Lane is located in the Goring ward of the South Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.549006, -1.139262
Grid Ref SU597836
Suburb South Stoke
Constituency Henley

House Prices

The average house price in Ferry Lane is 100% higher than the rest of South Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is SPHINX HILL Ferry Lane, that sold for £2,350,000. The average house price in South Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Ferry Lane

Date No. Type Price
09/12/2022 SPHINX HILL Detached £2,350,000
21/02/2022 BEETLE & WEDGE HOUSE Detached £3,500,000
13/01/2022 VICTORIA HOUSE Detached £1,375,000
06/01/2021 20 Terrace £450,000

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

Crime in Ferry Lane, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Ferry Lane 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 Ferry Lane and compared that to the average for the Goring ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ferry Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Goring ward

Social economic statistics for Ferry Lane

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

2021 Census for Ferry Lane

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

Unemployment in Ferry Lane

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.
2.05% of Ferry Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ferry Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ferry Lane. The proportion of retirees on Ferry Lane is 3.96% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
22.56% of Ferry Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ferry Lane

The proportion of home owners on Ferry Lane is 9.12% lower than the national average of 62%. 18.27% of properties in Ferry Lane are private rented and 25.96% are social rented.
52.88% of residents of Ferry Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Ferry Lane residents

The proportion if Ferry Lane residents born in the UK is 8.49% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.86% of Ferry Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.14% of Ferry Lane residents were born in the UK

Ferry Lane Summary

With house prices in Ferry Lane more than the average for Oxfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Ferry Lane has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Ferry Lane maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Ferry Lane 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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