Is Back Lane in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Back Lane is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Back Lane is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has some of the lowest levels of deprivation in the country.

Geography

Back Lane is located in the Eynsham and Cassington ward of the West Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.782681, -1.376593
Grid Ref SP431095
Suburb Eynsham
Constituency Witney

House Prices

The average house price in Back Lane is 100% higher than the rest of West Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 1A Back Lane, that sold for £555,000. The average house price in West Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Back Lane

Date No. Type Price
03/11/2022 1A Detached £555,000
15/08/2022 IVYLEY £1,475,000
10/03/2022 3 Semi £450,000
19/08/2021 34 Detached £590,000
01/02/2021 SOUTH VIEW COTTAGE Detached £530,000
18/12/2020 51 Terrace £266,000
11/12/2020 59 Terrace £246,000
08/07/2020 40 Detached £419,950

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

Crime in Back Lane, Oxfordshire

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

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Back Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Eynsham and Cassington ward

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

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Back Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Back 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 Back 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 Back Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Back Lane are in the top 10% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Back Lane

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

Unemployment in Back 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.
0.72% of Back Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Back Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Back Lane. The proportion of retirees on Back Lane is 13.66% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
32.26% of Back Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Back Lane

The proportion of home owners on Back Lane is 22.93% higher than the national average of 62%. 13.01% of properties in Back Lane are private rented and 1.37% are social rented.
84.93% of residents of Back Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Back Lane residents

The proportion if Back Lane residents born in the UK is 4.78% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 12.57% of Back Lane residents were born outside the UK.
87.43% of Back Lane residents were born in the UK

Back Lane Summary

With house prices in Back Lane more than the average for Oxfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Back Lane is the the top 10% of least income deprivated streets in England. Back Lane has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Back Lane maybe difficult.

Back 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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