Is Watlington Road in South Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Watlington Road is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Watlington Road has an average crime rate (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Watlington Road is located in the Watlington ward of the South Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.657029, -0.991021
Grid Ref SU698958
Constituency Henley

House Prices

The average house price in Watlington Road is 100% higher than the rest of South Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 22 Watlington Road, that sold for £965,000. The average house price in South Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Watlington Road

Date No. Type Price
09/09/2022 22 Detached £965,000
25/02/2021 FIELD HOUSE Detached £400,000
07/10/2020 26 Detached £560,000
03/08/2020 FIELD HOUSE £245,000
22/05/2020 16 Semi £498,000

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

Crime in Watlington Road, Oxfordshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Watlington 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 Watlington Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Watlington 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 Watlington Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Watlington Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Watlington Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Watlington 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 Watlington Road 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 Watlington Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Watlington Road are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Watlington Road

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

Unemployment in Watlington 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.
4.02% of Watlington Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Watlington Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Watlington Road. The proportion of retirees on Watlington Road is 7.11% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.49% of Watlington Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Watlington Road

The proportion of home owners on Watlington Road is 32.33% lower than the national average of 62%. 69.23% of properties in Watlington Road are private rented and 1.1% are social rented.
29.67% of residents of Watlington Road own their home

Country of Birth of Watlington Road residents

The proportion if Watlington Road residents born in the UK is 3.13% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 14.22% of Watlington Road residents were born outside the UK.
85.78% of Watlington Road residents were born in the UK

Watlington Road Summary

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

Watlington 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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