St Marys Road, Oxford, OX4 1PZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OX4 1PZ, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 53% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.5%	53%	1.5%	51.0%	2.0%
Male	48.5%	47%	-1.5%	49.0%	-2.0%

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 OX4 1PZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 71.6% 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	72.6%	71.6%	-1.0%	37.9%	33.7%
Married: Opposite sex	16.2%	18.6%	2.4%	44.2%	-25.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Separated	2.5%	2.1%	-0.4%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	5%	5.6%	0.6%	9.1%	-3.5%
Widowed	3.7%	1.8%	-1.9%	6.1%	-4.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.3%	49.4%	-0.9%	48.4%	1.0%
Good health	29.6%	29.9%	0.3%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	13.5%	14.1%	0.6%	12.7%	1.4%
Bad health	5.1%	4.2%	-0.9%	4.0%	0.2%
Very bad health	1.5%	2.4%	0.9%	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	14.6%	16%	1.4%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	8.9%	-1.4%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.7%	6%	-2.7%	13.4%	-7.4%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	1.4%	1.1%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	25.5%	27.4%	1.9%	16.9%	10.5%
Degree or Similar	35.5%	38.4%	2.9%	33.8%	4.6%
Other	5%	1.8%	-3.2%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 65.9% 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	6.9%	5.4%	-1.5%	1.1%	4.3%
Chinese	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	1%	1.2%	0.2%	3.1%	-1.9%
Pakistani	9.9%	9.4%	-0.5%	2.7%	6.7%
Other Asian	1.8%	3%	1.2%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	1.5%	0.6%	-0.9%	1.0%	-0.4%
Other Black	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.1%	2.1%	-1.0%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	0.8%	0.1%
White	66.8%	65.9%	-0.9%	81.4%	-15.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.7% 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	74.5%	70.7%	-3.8%	83.2%	-12.5%
European Union	7.1%	9.6%	2.5%	6.1%	3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	1.8%	1.0%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	5.1%	3.9%	-1.2%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.9%	10.8%	1.9%	5.6%	5.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	2.7%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.7%	70.7%	-3.0%	83.2%	-12.5%
10+ Years	2%	14.7%	12.7%	9.8%	4.9%
5-10 Years	3.6%	4.2%	0.6%	2.9%	1.3%
2-5 Years	6.6%	5.7%	-0.9%	2.2%	3.5%
Less than 2 years	14%	4.8%	-9.2%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69%	76.7%	-7.7%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Portugal	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	16.1%	13.5%	2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.5%	37.2%	6.3%
Christian	21.5%	46.2%	-24.7%
Hindu	0.9%	1.7%	-0.8%
Muslim	24.2%	6.5%	17.7%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is St Marys Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around St Marys Road was 99.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 33.2% lower than the St Clement's average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

St Marys Road has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in St Clement's and the 145th highest crime rate of 427 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 38.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£61,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX4 1PZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 6/10 (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 St Marys Road are based on 133 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 St Marys Road, Oxford, OX4 1PZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX4 1PZ

Average Price
£743,435

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£743,435

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for St Marys Road

Average Price
£579,694

Semi-Detached
£584,042

Terraced
£605,910

Detached
£792,256

Flats/Maisonettes
£218,056

Other
£194,600

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on St Marys Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
61 St Marys Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2022-04-05	£416,935
Flat B 63 St Marys Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£710,000	2014-02-28	£1,067,064

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Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OX4 1PZ 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

Student (economically inactive)	72
Full-Time Employee	71
Retired	27
Looking after home or family	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	20
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	15
Self-Employed	11
Other	8

Employment Industry

Education	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Human health and social work activities	20
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Information and communication	12
Transport and storage	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Manufacturing	5
Construction	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Comper Nursery School Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ	3out of 4	560 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grandpont Nursery School Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH	3out of 4	1,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slade Nursery School Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ	4out of 4	2,750 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headington Quarry Nursery School Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH	4out of 4	3,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Swithun's CofE Nursery School Grundy Crescent , Kennington OX1 5PS	- not rated	4,036 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
East Oxford Primary School Union Street , Cowley OX4 1JP	3out of 4	317 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School Meadow Lane , OX4 1TJ	3out of 4	809 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Larkrise Primary School Boundary Brook Road , OX4 4AN	3out of 4	1,068 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Larkrise Primary School Boundary Brook Road , OX4 4AN	- not rated	1,068 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School Cricket Road , OX4 3DJ	3out of 4	1,215 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxford School Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	- not rated	1,261 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory the Great Catholic School Cricket Road , Cowley OX4 3DR	- not rated	1,321 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Greyfriars Catholic School Cricket Road , Cowley OX4 3DR	3out of 4	1,321 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory the Great VA Catholic Secondary School Cricket Road , Cowley OX4 3DR	- not rated	1,321 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Spires Academy Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	3out of 4	1,358 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Isis Church of England Controlled Middle School Meadow Lane , OX4 1TJ	- not rated	811 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cardinal Newman Catholic Middle School Cricket Road , Cowley OX4 3DR	- not rated	1,321 yd	Voluntary aided school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Donnington Middle School Cornwallis Road , OX4 3NH	- not rated	1,510 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Temple Cowley Community School Temple Road , Cowley OX4 2HD	- not rated	1,892 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Headington Middle School Margaret Road , Headington OX3 8NH	- not rated	2,752 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Plater College Pullens Lane , OX3 0DT	- not rated	1,605 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxford College of Further Education Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	2,090 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Activate Learning Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	2,090 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ruskin College Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ	- not rated	2,916 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxford International College 1-5 London Place , Oxford OX4 1BD	- not rated	598 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Magdalen College School Cowley Place , OX4 1DZ	- not rated	642 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Brookes University Headington Campus , Gipsy Lane OX3 0BP	- not rated	1,429 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Sixth Form College 12 King Edward Street , OX1 4HT	- not rated	1,453 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Donnington Language Resource Base C/O Donnington Middle School , Cornwallis Road OX4 3NH	- not rated	1,510 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hotspot Chinese Restaurant	158 Cowley Road, Oxford	146 yd
Tops Pizza Oxford	148 Cowley Road, Oxford	151 yd
Le Kesh	180 Cowley Road, Oxford	153 yd
Love Coffee Co	174 Cowley Road, Oxford	173 yd
The Rice Box	178 Cowley Road, Oxford	175 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Black Swan	11 Crown Street, Oxford	79 yd
James Street Tavern	47-48 James Street, Oxford	97 yd
East Oxford Conservative Club	62 James Street, Oxford	97 yd
The Library	182 Cowley Road, Oxford	153 yd
Cowley Retreat	172 Cowley Road, Oxford	153 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
KFC	140 Cowley Road, Oxford	151 yd
Kebab Kid	146 Cowley Road, Oxford	153 yd
Incha	174C Cowley Road, Oxford	158 yd
Chicken Cottage	107 Cowley Road, Oxford	210 yd
Tsang's Kitchen	147 Iffley Road, Oxford	277 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's Local	Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, 134B Cowley Road	176 yd
Tesco Express	Tesco Oxford Cowley Express (2990), 159 - 161 Cowley Road	201 yd
Khalifa Super Store Ltd	120 Cowley Road, Oxford	273 yd
Seoul Plaza	59 - 63 Cowley Road, Oxford	415 yd
The Midcounties Co-operative	217 - 219 Cowley Road, Oxford	489 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
East Oxford Games Hall COLLINS STREET		271 yd
James Mellon Hall RECTORY ROAD	squash courts	304 yd
East Oxford Astroturf Union Street	artificial grass pitch	376 yd
Oxford University Sports Complex IFFLEY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	464 yd
Jackdaw Lane Park Meadow Lane	grass pitches	539 yd
Asian Cultural Centre MANZIL WAY		573 yd
Magdalen Centre For Sport COWLEY PLACE	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	640 yd
Magdalen College School Field COWLEY PLACE	grass pitches, tennis courts	765 yd
St Mary And St John Church Of England Primary School MEADOW LANE	grass pitches	806 yd
The University Of Oxford - Lincoln College Sports Ground BARTLEMAS CLOSE	grass pitches	828 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	100.0%

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	130.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	500 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	500 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	11.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OX4 1PZ