Orchard Close, Didcot, OX11 7JE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OX11 7JE is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.6%	50.4%	-0.2%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	49.4%	49.6%	0.2%	49.0%	0.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	26.2%	39.6%	13.4%	37.9%	1.7%
Married: Opposite sex	58.6%	49.6%	-9.0%	44.2%	5.4%
Separated	3.3%	1.1%	-2.2%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	5.3%	4.3%	-1.0%	9.1%	-4.8%
Widowed	6.6%	5.4%	-1.2%	6.1%	-0.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	52.5%	48.2%	-4.3%	48.4%	-0.2%
Good health	33.4%	40.8%	7.4%	33.6%	7.2%
Fair health	10.3%	9.8%	-0.5%	12.7%	-2.9%
Bad health	3.4%	1.2%	-2.2%	4.0%	-2.8%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	15.6%	0.4%	18.2%	-2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.3%	6.4%	-7.9%	9.6%	-3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.9%	14.9%	1.0%	13.4%	1.5%
Apprenticeship	5.3%	7.4%	2.1%	5.3%	2.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.5%	20.2%	6.7%	16.9%	3.3%
Degree or Similar	27.9%	33.3%	5.4%	33.8%	-0.5%
Other	9.8%	2.1%	-7.7%	2.8%	-0.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.6%	2.9%	2.3%	0.7%	2.2%
Indian	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	3.1%	-0.7%
Other Asian	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	2.7%	2.4%	0.8%	1.9%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	93.8%	84.7%	-9.1%	81.4%	3.3%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.1%	75.5%	-7.6%	83.2%	-7.7%
European Union	9.1%	11.3%	2.2%	6.1%	5.2%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	2.7%	-1.2%
Middle East and Asia	2.5%	8.1%	5.6%	5.6%	2.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	3.3%	2.4%	1.3%	2.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.1%	75.3%	-7.8%	83.2%	-7.9%
10+ Years	1.9%	7.7%	5.8%	9.8%	-2.1%
5-10 Years	4.4%	8.6%	4.2%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	5.6%	4.2%	-1.4%	2.2%	2.0%
Less than 2 years	5%	4.2%	-0.8%	1.9%	2.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71.5%	76.7%	-5.2%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
No passport held	8.6%	13.5%	-4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40%	37.2%	2.8%
Christian	49.9%	46.2%	3.7%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Hindu	4.5%	1.7%	2.8%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	3.6%	6.0%	-2.4%

Safety

Is Orchard Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Orchard Close was 178.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 105.9% higher than the Didcot West average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Orchard Close has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Didcot West and the 12th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 62.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 50.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,800

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX11 7JE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Orchard Close are based on 51 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Oxfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Orchard Close, Didcot, OX11 7JE

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX11 7JE

Average Price
£292,148

Semi-Detached
£390,191

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£203,910

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Orchard Close

Average Price
£306,072

Semi-Detached
£395,592

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£379,198

Flats/Maisonettes
£206,728

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Orchard CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Orchard Close, Didcot, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£435,000	2025-06-12	£454,579
25 Orchard Close, Didcot, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-09-06	£199,017
4 Orchard Close, Didcot, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£445,000	2024-08-01	£460,077
17 Orchard Close, Didcot, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£156,000	2022-01-07	£161,754
29 Orchard Close, Didcot, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£190,000	2021-03-19	£202,187

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX11 7JE

Employment

OX11 7JE area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	126
Retired	51
Self-Employed	41
Part-Time Employee	24
Looking after home or family	12
Unemployed	10
Other	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Professional, scientific and technical activities	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	15
Construction	13
Education	12
Other	11
Manufacturing	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Information and communication	9
Administrative and support service activities	9
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Transport and storage	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lydalls Nursery School Lydalls Road , OX11 7HX	4out of 4	378 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Manor Primary School Lydalls Close , OX11 7LB	2out of 4	288 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willowcroft Community School Mereland Road , OX11 8BA	3out of 4	783 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ladygrove Park Primary School Avon Way , OX11 7GB	4out of 4	1,081 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Northbourne Church of England Primary School Cockcroft Road , OX11 8LJ	3out of 4	1,151 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stephen Freeman Community Primary School Freeman Road , OX11 7BZ	3out of 4	1,155 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Didcot Girls' School Manor Crescent , OX11 7AJ	4out of 4	454 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Birinus School Mereland Road , OX11 8AZ	3out of 4	869 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Aureus School Candytuft Way , Great Western Park OX11 6FF	- not rated	1,847 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
UTC Oxfordshire Greenwood Way , Harwell OX11 6BZ	3out of 4	1,913 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kolkata	222 Broadway	75 yd
Little India	218 Broadway	75 yd
Styleacre Ltd	UNIT 2C, TRIDENT BUSINESS PARK	202 yd
Sweets by Ada	2c The Parade, Edinburgh Drive	289 yd
The Sandwich Shop	Kiosk B, Market Place	339 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marlborough Club	227 Broadway	214 yd
Didcot Civic Hall	Civic Hall, Britwell Road	229 yd
The Queens Arms	2 Manor Road	425 yd
Prince of Wales	113 Station Road	453 yd
Broadways	Broadway	469 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smarts Takeaway	226b Broadway	75 yd
Dominos Pizza	194 Broadway	196 yd
Farmhouse Pizza Didcot Ltd	168 Broadway	196 yd
China Garden	226 Broadway	196 yd
The Chippy	192 Broadway	196 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Balbinka	170-172 Broadway, DIDCOT	274 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland Foods Ltd, 3-5 Market Place	339 yd
Your Own Market (YOM) Ltd	140-142 Broadway	399 yd
Marks & Spencer	66 Orchard Street	509 yd
Sainsburys	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Central Drive	549 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Exercise Lounge 224A 224A BROADWAY	health and fitness suite	73 yd
The Marlborough Club BROADWAY		354 yd
Manor School Didcot LYDALLS CLOSE	grass pitches	409 yd
Willowcroft Community School Mereland Road	grass pitches	669 yd
St Birinus School MERELAND ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	755 yd
Lady Grove Park	grass pitches, tennis courts	798 yd
Didcot Wave Leisure Pool & Gym NEWLANDS AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	800 yd
Edmunds Park PARK ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	858 yd
Loyd Recreation Park BRASENOSE ROAD	grass pitches	859 yd
Didcot Leisure Centre MERELAND ROAD	squash courts	872 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	67.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	90 Mbit/s
Average download speed	177.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	23.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of OX11 7JE