Is Lower End in West Oxfordshire a nice place to live?

Lower End is classified by the ONS as Renting Rural Retirement. Lower End is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Lower End is located in the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward of the West Oxfordshire district in Oxfordshire.
Coordinates 51.949209, -1.580952
Grid Ref SP288279
Suburb Salford
Constituency Witney
Postcodes OX7 5YP, OX7 5YW

House Prices

The average house price in Lower End is 100% higher than the rest of West Oxfordshire. The last sale we have on record is 71 Lower End, that sold for £500,000. The average house price in West Oxfordshire is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lower End

Date No. Type Price
31/07/2023 71 Semi £500,000
21/07/2023 89 Detached £480,000
11/11/2022 OAK HOUSE Detached £812,500
24/10/2022 77 Detached £635,000
30/09/2022 PARK FARM COURT Detached £770,000
14/09/2022 APPLETREES Detached £830,000
10/05/2022 THE SALFORD INN £450,000
02/02/2022 BLACK HORSE COTTAGE Terrace £375,000
20/12/2021 87 Semi £1,450,000
30/09/2021 ROSE COTTAGE, 101 Semi £650,000

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

Crime in Lower End, Oxfordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Thames-valley Police in Lower End 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 Lower End and compared that to the average for the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lower End, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingham, Rollright and Enstone ward

Social economic statistics for Lower End

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 Lower End is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lower End 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 Lower End experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lower End 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 Lower End involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lower End are in the top 20% 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 Lower End 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 Lower End, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lower End are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Lower End

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

Unemployment in Lower End

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.
1% of Lower End residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lower End

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lower End. The proportion of retirees on Lower End is 29.89% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
48.49% of Lower End residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lower End

The proportion of home owners on Lower End is 4.15% higher than the national average of 62%. 15.38% of properties in Lower End are private rented and 16.15% are social rented.
66.15% of residents of Lower End own their home

Country of Birth of Lower End residents

The proportion if Lower End residents born in the UK is 8.92% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 8.43% of Lower End residents were born outside the UK.
91.57% of Lower End residents were born in the UK

Lower End Summary

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

Lower End 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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