Is Ashgate in Vale of White Horse a nice place to live?

Ashgate is classified by the ONS as Industrious Transitions. Ashgate 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

Ashgate is located in the Abingdon Caldecott ward of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.659014, -1.292316
Grid Ref SU490958
Suburb Abingdon on Thames
Constituency Oxford West and Abingdon
Postcodes OX14 5NF

House Prices

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

Crime in Ashgate, Oxfordshire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Ashgate, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Abingdon Caldecott ward

Social economic statistics for Ashgate

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 Ashgate is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Ashgate 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 Ashgate experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Ashgate are experiencing average levels of income deprivation.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Ashgate involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Ashgate are experiencing average levels of employment deprivation

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 Ashgate 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 Ashgate, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Ashgate are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Ashgate

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

Unemployment in Ashgate

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.
3.28% of Ashgate residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Ashgate

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Ashgate. The proportion of retirees on Ashgate is 5.99% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
24.59% of Ashgate residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Ashgate

The proportion of home owners on Ashgate is 11.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 10.48% of properties in Ashgate are private rented and 37.1% are social rented.
50.81% of residents of Ashgate own their home

Country of Birth of Ashgate residents

The proportion if Ashgate residents born in the UK is 4.59% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.76% of Ashgate residents were born outside the UK.
87.24% of Ashgate residents were born in the UK

Ashgate Summary

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

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