Mortimer Drive, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0RU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX3 0RU has a slightly higher male population, with 52.4% 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	51.4%	47.6%	-3.8%	51.0%	-3.4%
Male	48.6%	52.4%	3.8%	49.0%	3.4%

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	37.1%	40.8%	3.7%	37.9%	2.9%
Married: Opposite sex	49.6%	50.2%	0.6%	44.2%	6.0%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.5%	0.8%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	5.7%	3.9%	-1.8%	9.1%	-5.2%
Widowed	5.3%	4.3%	-1.0%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (86.3%) 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	45.4%	54.9%	9.5%	48.4%	6.5%
Good health	32.7%	31.4%	-1.3%	33.6%	-2.2%
Fair health	15.6%	12.8%	-2.8%	12.7%	0.1%
Bad health	4.1%	0.9%	-3.2%	4.0%	-3.1%
Very bad health	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	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.

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 52.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.2%	11.4%	-6.8%	18.2%	-6.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.8%	5.5%	-4.3%	9.6%	-4.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.2%	10.2%	0.0%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	5.7%	5.9%	0.2%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	12.2%	3.1%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	39.4%	52.9%	13.5%	33.8%	19.1%
Other	7.6%	2%	-5.6%	2.8%	-0.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.3% 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	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	1.1%	1.3%
Chinese	1.9%	4.9%	3.0%	0.7%	4.2%
Indian	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	3.1%	-1.3%
Pakistani	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0.3%	2.1%	1.8%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	5.2%	5.2%	0.8%	4.4%
Mixed White and African	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	1.6%	1.2%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.4%
White	81.3%	71.3%	-10.0%	81.4%	-10.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	4.8%	0.9%	-3.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0%	3.1%	3.1%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.7% 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	77.5%	71.7%	-5.8%	83.2%	-11.5%
European Union	6.7%	9.6%	2.9%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	4.4%	4.8%	0.4%	2.7%	2.1%
Middle East and Asia	6%	10.5%	4.5%	5.6%	4.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.8%	2.4%	-1.4%	1.3%	1.1%
Oceania	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	76.2%	73%	-3.2%	83.2%	-10.2%
10+ Years	1.3%	13.2%	11.9%	9.8%	3.4%
5-10 Years	3.2%	3.1%	-0.1%	2.9%	0.2%
2-5 Years	9.5%	2.5%	-7.0%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	8.3%	-1.5%	1.9%	6.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72%	76.7%	-4.7%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	1.5%	0.1%	1.4%
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	1.8%	0.3%	1.5%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.2%	37.2%	1.0%
Christian	42.5%	46.2%	-3.7%
Buddhist	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Jewish	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Muslim	10.1%	6.5%	3.6%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Mortimer Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mortimer Drive was 95.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 94.0% higher than the Marston average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Mortimer Drive has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Marston and the 152nd highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -36.4%.

🔎 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. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£74,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX3 0RU, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 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) - 5/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Mortimer Drive are based on 44 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 Mortimer Drive, Marston, Oxford, OX3 0RU

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX3 0RU

Average Price
£402,206

Semi-Detached
£403,184

Terraced
£450,139

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£290,035

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mortimer Drive

Average Price
£412,995

Semi-Detached
£477,091

Terraced
£416,947

Detached
£435,646

Flats/Maisonettes
£277,735

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mortimer DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
66 Mortimer Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2021-08-19	£457,633
56 Mortimer Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£375,000	2020-11-06	£397,312
46 Mortimer Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£480,000	2019-11-06	£520,129
60 Mortimer Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£417,000	2018-05-29	£471,574
46 Mortimer Drive, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£425,000	2017-06-09	£474,779

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX3 0RU

Employment

OX3 0RU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in OX3 0RU 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	107
Retired	47
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	24
Student (economically inactive)	22
Looking after home or family	8
Unemployed	6
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Education	41
Human health and social work activities	30
Construction	17
Manufacturing	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Information and communication	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	10
Other	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comper Foundation Stage School Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ	3out of 4	3,124 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grandpont Nursery School Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH	3out of 4	3,262 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slade Nursery School Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ	4out of 4	3,580 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH	4out of 4	3,620 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School Raymund Road , OX3 0PJ	3out of 4	546 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
New Marston Primary School Copse Lane , Headington OX3 0AY	1out of 4	1,182 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Headley Way , Headington OX3 7SX	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary School Marston Road , Marston OX3 0EJ	3out of 4	1,261 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School 143 Woodstock Road , OX2 7PH	3out of 4	1,726 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Swan School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP	- not rated	503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cherwell School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7EE	4out of 4	1,480 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Cheney School Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH	3out of 4	2,394 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Spires Academy Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	3out of 4	3,484 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory the Great Cricket Road , OX4 3DR	- not rated	3,863 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ruskin College Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ	- not rated	2,131 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Activate Learning Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	2,737 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Meadowbrook College Raymund Road , Old Marston OX3 0PG	3out of 4	503 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxfordshire Hospital School C/O St Nicholas Primary , Raymund Road OX3 0PJ	4out of 4	531 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dragon School Bardwell Road , OX2 6SS	- not rated	1,021 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wychwood School 72-74 Banbury Road , OX2 6JR	- not rated	1,352 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Oxford High School Belbroughton Road , Oxford OX2 6XA	- not rated	1,390 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Manor Road Cafe	Manor Road Building, Manor Road	372 yd
Cherwell Boathouse Restaurant	Cherwell Boat House, 50 Bardwell Road	987 yd
Barefoot Cake Hole	The Up In Arms, 241 Marston Road	1,035 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Red Lion	40-42 Oxford Road, Old Marston	699 yd
Marston Royal British Legion	Royal British Legion Club House, 17 Hadow Road	773 yd
Oxford City Football Club	Oxford City Footlball Club, Court Place Farm	948 yd
OXSRAD Ltd	Oxford City Footlball Club, Court Place Farm	948 yd
The Up In Arms	241 Marston Road, Oxford	1,035 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papa John's	493 Marston Road, Oxford	669 yd
Pizza Hut	18 Cherwell Drive, Oxford	775 yd
Mediterranean Fish Bar	10 Cherwell Drive, Oxford	781 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-operative	15 - 17 Old Marston Road, Oxford		504 yd
The Co-operative	20 - 22 Cherwell Drive, Oxford		775 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The University Of Oxford - Marston Road Sports Ground EDGEWAY ROAD	grass pitches	345 yd
Hertford College Sports Ground EDGEWAY ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	406 yd
Exeter And St Peter'S Colleges Sports Ground EDGEWAY ROAD	grass pitches	434 yd
The Meadowbrook College HARLOW CENTRE HARLOW CENTRE RAYMUND ROAD	grass pitches	516 yd
St Nicholas Primary School RAYMUND ROAD	grass pitches	541 yd
Boults Lane Recreation Ground RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND BOULTS LANE	grass pitches	786 yd
New Marston Primary School NEW MARSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL NEW MARSTON PRIMARY SCHOOL COPSE LANE	grass pitches	1,020 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	90.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	90.0%

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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	166.5 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	21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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