Is The Blowings in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

The Blowings is classified by the ONS as Detached Rural Retirement. The Blowings 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

The Blowings is located in the Freeland and Hanborough ward of the West Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.814105, -1.400849
Grid Ref SP414129
Suburb Freeland
Constituency Witney
Postcodes OX7 2HR, OX7 2HY

House Prices

The average house price in The Blowings is 100% higher than the rest of West Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 17 The Blowings, that sold for £295,000. The average house price in West Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in The Blowings

Date No. Type Price
26/03/2021 17 Semi £295,000
31/07/2020 33 Terrace £275,000

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

Crime in The Blowings, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in The Blowings 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 The Blowings and compared that to the average for the Freeland and Hanborough ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in The Blowings, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Freeland and Hanborough ward

Social economic statistics for The Blowings

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

2021 Census for The Blowings

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

Unemployment in The Blowings

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.
0.78% of The Blowings residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in The Blowings

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of The Blowings. The proportion of retirees on The Blowings is 22.39% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
40.99% of The Blowings residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in The Blowings

The proportion of home owners on The Blowings is 27.87% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.7% of properties in The Blowings are private rented and 4.43% are social rented.
89.87% of residents of The Blowings own their home

Country of Birth of The Blowings residents

The proportion if The Blowings residents born in the UK is 7.3% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 10.05% of The Blowings residents were born outside the UK.
89.95% of The Blowings residents were born in the UK

The Blowings Summary

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

The Blowings 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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