Is Kingston Heights in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Kingston Heights is classified by the ONS as Rural Life. Kingston Heights is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Kingston Heights is located in the North Leigh ward of the West Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.815059, -1.441237
Grid Ref SP386130
Suburb North Leigh
Constituency Witney
Postcodes OX29 6RW, OX29 6TU, OX8 6RW, OX8 6TU

House Prices

The average house price in Kingston Heights is 100% higher than the rest of West Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 7 Kingston Heights, that sold for £555,000. The average house price in West Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Kingston Heights

Date No. Type Price
10/06/2021 7 Detached £555,000

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

Crime in Kingston Heights, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Kingston Heights 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 Kingston Heights and compared that to the average for the North Leigh ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Kingston Heights, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the North Leigh ward

Social economic statistics for Kingston Heights

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 Kingston Heights is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Kingston Heights 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 Kingston Heights experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Kingston Heights are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Kingston Heights involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Kingston Heights 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 Kingston Heights are in the top 20% 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 Kingston Heights, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Kingston Heights are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Kingston Heights

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

Unemployment in Kingston Heights

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.
2.24% of Kingston Heights residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Kingston Heights

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Kingston Heights. The proportion of retirees on Kingston Heights is 4.53% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
23.13% of Kingston Heights residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Kingston Heights

The proportion of home owners on Kingston Heights is 19.1% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.87% of properties in Kingston Heights are private rented and 10.24% are social rented.
81.1% of residents of Kingston Heights own their home

Country of Birth of Kingston Heights residents

The proportion if Kingston Heights residents born in the UK is 11.28% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.07% of Kingston Heights residents were born outside the UK.
93.93% of Kingston Heights residents were born in the UK

Kingston Heights Summary

With house prices in Kingston Heights more than the average for Oxfordshire and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Kingston Heights has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Kingston Heights maybe difficult.

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