Harefields, Oxford, OX2 8NS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX2 8NS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	48.6%	-0.6%	51.0%	-2.4%
Male	50.8%	51.4%	0.6%	49.0%	2.4%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around OX2 8NS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	48.2%	53.2%	5.0%	37.9%	15.3%
Married: Opposite sex	36.4%	33.3%	-3.1%	44.2%	-10.9%
Separated	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	9.1%	8.5%	-0.6%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	6.1%	-3.6%

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 (90.7%) 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	53.1%	58.4%	5.3%	48.4%	10.0%
Good health	37.3%	32.3%	-5.0%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	7.7%	6.4%	-1.3%	12.7%	-6.3%
Bad health	1%	1.5%	0.5%	4.0%	-2.5%
Very bad health	1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.2%	0.3%

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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 58.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.8%	12.1%	-1.7%	18.2%	-6.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	3.9%	-4.4%	9.6%	-5.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.9%	9.6%	-2.3%	13.4%	-3.8%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	2.9%	2.1%	5.3%	-2.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.1%	11.8%	4.7%	16.9%	-5.1%
Degree or Similar	48.6%	58.2%	9.6%	33.8%	24.4%
Other	9.5%	1.4%	-8.1%	2.8%	-1.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.7% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	4.2%	5.8%	1.6%	0.7%	5.1%
Indian	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	3.1%	-2.2%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	1.6%	1.9%
Black African	1.9%	3.2%	1.3%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	4%	3.4%	0.9%	3.1%
Mixed Other	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	0.8%	1.8%
White	81%	69.7%	-11.3%	81.4%	-11.7%
Roma	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Arab	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.6%	5.2%	4.6%	1.6%	3.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 52.5% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63%	52.5%	-10.5%	83.2%	-30.7%
European Union	14.1%	19.1%	5.0%	6.1%	13.0%
Rest of Europe	4.8%	3.5%	-1.3%	0.8%	2.7%
Africa	4.2%	1.4%	-2.8%	2.7%	-1.3%
Middle East and Asia	7.4%	11%	3.6%	5.6%	5.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	11.6%	6.5%	1.3%	10.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.7%	52.3%	-10.4%	83.2%	-30.9%
10+ Years	7.7%	19.9%	12.2%	9.8%	10.1%
5-10 Years	8.7%	10.1%	1.4%	2.9%	7.2%
2-5 Years	6.1%	7.2%	1.1%	2.2%	5.0%
Less than 2 years	14.8%	10.4%	-4.4%	1.9%	8.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.5%	76.7%	-15.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Spain	4.4%	0.4%	4.0%
Poland	5.2%	1.3%	3.9%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Other EU countries	5.5%	1.5%	4.0%
Turkey	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Southern Asia	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Central and South America	2%	0.2%	1.8%
No passport held	2.9%	13.5%	-10.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.9%	37.2%	0.7%
Christian	46.5%	46.2%	0.3%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	9.2%	6.0%	3.2%

Safety

Is Harefields Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Harefields was 78.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 42.8% higher than the Cutteslowe & Sunnymead average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Harefields has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Cutteslowe & Sunnymead and the 189th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 41.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 33.3%.

🔎 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. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX2 8NS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (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) - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Harefields are based on 153 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Oxford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Harefields, Oxford, OX2 8NS

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX2 8NS

Average Price
£527,825

Semi-Detached
£601,551

Terraced
£464,953

Detached
£799,898

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Harefields

Average Price
£482,014

Semi-Detached
£571,455

Terraced
£486,030

Detached
£783,425

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,305

Other
£20,356

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on HarefieldsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2B Harefields, Oxford, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£530,000	2021-12-17	£566,705
2 Harefields, Oxford, Oxfordshire Detached, an established residential building	£940,000	2021-04-08	£1,029,957
22 Harefields, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£385,000	2019-05-03	£436,852
14 Harefields, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£370,000	2018-12-10	£420,303
20 Harefields, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2016-12-21	£392,295

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX2 8NS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OX2 8NS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	30
Retired	26
Student (economically inactive)	24
Looking after home or family	16
Other	11
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Education	45
Accommodation and food service activities	21
Human health and social work activities	17
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Information and communication	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Other	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Manufacturing	5
Real estate activities	3
Transport and storage	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cutteslowe Primary School Wren Road , Cutteslowe OX2 7SX	3out of 4	778 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wolvercote Primary School First Turn , Wolvercote OX2 8AQ	3out of 4	959 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford Navigation Way , OX2 6AB	3out of 4	2,654 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School 143 Woodstock Road , OX2 7PH	3out of 4	2,766 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edward Feild Primary School Bicester Road , OX5 2LG	3out of 4	3,270 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cherwell School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7EE	4out of 4	1,953 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Swan School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP	- not rated	3,173 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Gosford Hill School Oxford Road , OX5 2NT	2out of 4	3,282 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Activate Learning Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	4,901 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin College Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ	- not rated	5,081 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
d'Overbroeck's 333 Banbury Road , Oxford OX2 7PL	- not rated	893 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northern House Academy South Parade , OX2 7JN	- not rated	1,474 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Summer Fields School Mayfield Road , OX2 7EN	- not rated	1,540 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
St Edward's School Woodstock Road , OX2 7NN	- not rated	1,560 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Clare's, Oxford 139 Banbury Road , OX2 7AL	- not rated	2,065 yd	Other independent school	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
Cutteslowe Community Centre	Wren Road, Oxford	705 yd
North Oxford Golf Club	North Oxford Golf Club Oxford Road	781 yd
Nai's Eatery	104 Islip Road, Oxford	804 yd
D'Overbroeck's College	Hayfield House, 338-340 Banbury Road	1,063 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
North Oxford Sports Club	Banbury Road North Sports Ground, Banbury Road		449 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Banbury Road North Sports Ground BANBURY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	466 yd
Cutteslowe Park CUTTESLOWE PARK CUTTESLOWE PARK HARBORD ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	511 yd
Five Mile Drive FIVE MILE DRIVE	grass pitches	512 yd
Cutteslowe Primary School WREN ROAD	grass pitches	653 yd
Oxford University Press Sports Ground SPORTS GROUND SPORTS GROUND JORDAN HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	653 yd
North Oxford Golf Club BANBURY ROAD	golf	781 yd
Wolvercote Primary School FIRST TURN	grass pitches	1,017 yd
Jurys Inn Oxford GODSTOW ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	1,083 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	95.5%

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	79.9 Mbit/s
Average download speed	160.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OX2 8NS