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

Featherbed Lane is classified by the ONS as Rural White-Collar Workers. Featherbed Lane is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a lower level of deprivation compared to others in the rest of the country.

Geography

Featherbed Lane is located in the Ridgeway ward of the Vale of White Horse district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.607851, -1.517285
Grid Ref SU335900
Suburb Sparsholt
Constituency Wantage
Postcodes OX12 9QY, SN6 8LH, SN6 8LJ, SN6 8LL, SN6 8LQ

House Prices

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

Crime in Featherbed Lane, Oxfordshire

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

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

Social economic statistics for Featherbed 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 Featherbed Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Featherbed 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 Featherbed Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Featherbed Lane are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Featherbed Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Featherbed Lane are in the top 30% 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 Featherbed 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 Featherbed Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Featherbed Lane are in the top 40% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Featherbed Lane

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

Unemployment in Featherbed 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.
2.35% of Featherbed Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Featherbed Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Featherbed Lane. The proportion of retirees on Featherbed Lane is 2.58% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
21.18% of Featherbed Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Featherbed Lane

The proportion of home owners on Featherbed Lane is 11.64% higher than the national average of 62%. 17.05% of properties in Featherbed Lane are private rented and 9.3% are social rented.
73.64% of residents of Featherbed Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Featherbed Lane residents

The proportion if Featherbed Lane residents born in the UK is 8.91% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.44% of Featherbed Lane residents were born outside the UK.
91.56% of Featherbed Lane residents were born in the UK

Featherbed Lane Summary

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

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