Fernhill Road, Oxford, OX4 2JW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX4 2JW has a slightly higher male population, with 50.9% 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	49.7%	49.1%	-0.6%	51.0%	-1.9%
Male	50.3%	50.9%	0.6%	49.0%	1.9%

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 2JW, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.9% 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	32.8%	43.9%	11.1%	37.9%	6.0%
Married: Opposite sex	51.9%	42.1%	-9.8%	44.2%	-2.1%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	3%	2.4%	-0.6%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	8.1%	6.1%	-2.0%	9.1%	-3.0%
Widowed	3.8%	5.3%	1.5%	6.1%	-0.8%

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 (85.6%) 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	45.5%	53.5%	8.0%	48.4%	5.1%
Good health	40.8%	32.1%	-8.7%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	10.4%	11.1%	0.7%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	2.9%	2.6%	-0.3%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	21.5%	26.6%	5.1%	18.2%	8.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	11.3%	-0.8%	9.6%	1.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.6%	10.5%	-5.1%	13.4%	-2.9%
Apprenticeship	3%	3.9%	0.9%	5.3%	-1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.5%	12.1%	1.6%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	25.5%	31.8%	6.3%	33.8%	-2.0%
Other	11.8%	3.7%	-8.1%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59% 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	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	4.9%	9%	4.1%	3.1%	5.9%
Pakistani	6.4%	7.2%	0.8%	2.7%	4.5%
Other Asian	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	1.6%	1.0%
Black African	1.1%	2%	0.9%	2.5%	-0.5%
Black Caribbean	2.2%	1.3%	-0.9%	1.0%	0.3%
Other Black	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	3.1%	1.3%	0.8%	2.3%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%	0.9%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.4%	0.0%	0.8%	1.6%
White	74%	59%	-15.0%	81.4%	-22.4%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0%	4.6%	4.6%	1.6%	3.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.3% 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	73.3%	59.3%	-14.0%	83.2%	-23.9%
European Union	11.5%	17.1%	5.6%	6.1%	11.0%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	2.8%	2.6%	0.8%	2.0%
Africa	2.2%	2.2%	0.0%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	9.5%	10.7%	1.2%	5.6%	5.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.3%	7.9%	4.6%	1.3%	6.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	59.3%	-10.0%	83.2%	-23.9%
10+ Years	4.4%	17.3%	12.9%	9.8%	7.5%
5-10 Years	5.5%	12.7%	7.2%	2.9%	9.8%
2-5 Years	7.1%	5.5%	-1.6%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	13.7%	5.3%	-8.4%	1.9%	3.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	61.5%	76.7%	-15.2%
Ireland	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Portugal	5.3%	0.5%	4.8%
Spain	3.1%	0.4%	2.7%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	4.4%	1.3%	3.1%
Romania	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	4%	1.5%	2.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North Africa	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%
Central and South America	2.9%	0.2%	2.7%
No passport held	4.4%	13.5%	-9.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.7%	37.2%	-15.5%
Christian	50.8%	46.2%	4.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	1.5%	1.7%	-0.2%
Muslim	15.1%	6.5%	8.6%
Sikh	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Fernhill Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fernhill Road was 21.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.0% lower than the Blackbird Leys average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fernhill Road has the 4th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 26.5%.

🔎 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. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£65,600

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX4 2JW, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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 Fernhill Road are based on 123 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 Fernhill Road, Oxford, OX4 2JW

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX4 2JW

Average Price
£485,904

Semi-Detached
£485,904

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fernhill Road

Average Price
£456,277

Semi-Detached
£468,175

Terraced
£433,767

Detached
£472,926

Flats/Maisonettes
£176,600

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fernhill Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
39 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£490,000	2023-03-10	£490,483
49 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2021-03-10	£461,364
67 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2020-08-21	£456,481
73 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£424,000	2018-02-12	£496,952
51 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£417,000	2016-10-07	£465,115

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX4 2JW

Employment

OX4 2JW area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% 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.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	154
Retired	67
Part-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	42
Looking after home or family	17
Other	15
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Education	37
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Human health and social work activities	32
Construction	26
Administrative and support service activities	20
Manufacturing	19
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	13
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Information and communication	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slade Nursery School Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ	4out of 4	2,192 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Comper Foundation Stage School Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ	3out of 4	2,267 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH	4out of 4	2,928 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grandpont Nursery School Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH	3out of 4	4,232 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wheatley Nursery School Littleworth Road , Wheatley OX33 1NN	3out of 4	4,793 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Francis Church of England Primary School Horspath Road , Cowley OX4 2QT	3out of 4	430 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Oxford Road , Cowley OX4 2LF	3out of 4	521 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Tyndale Community School William Morris Close , Cowley Marsh OX4 2JX	3out of 4	621 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Temple Road , Cowley OX4 2HB	3out of 4	657 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Bartholomew Road , Cowley OX4 3QH	3out of 4	1,011 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oxford Spires Academy Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	3out of 4	1,490 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory the Great Cricket Road , OX4 3DR	- not rated	1,673 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Oxford Academy Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ	- not rated	1,754 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cheney School Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH	3out of 4	2,544 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Swan School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP	- not rated	5,185 yd	Free schools	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	3,862 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Activate Learning Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	4,813 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kings Education (Oxford) St Joseph's Hall , Temple Road OX4 2UJ	- not rated	515 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mabel Prichard School Cuddesdon Way , OX4 6SB	- not rated	1,584 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Include - Oxfordshire Blackbird Leas Community Centre , Blackbird Leas Road OX4 6HW	- not rated	1,668 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orion Academy Knights Road , Blackbird Leys OX4 6DQ	- not rated	2,024 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Emmanuel Christian School Sandford Road , Littlemore OX4 4PU	- not rated	2,210 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Water Tank Cafe	Oxfam Superstore, 6500 Alec Issigonis Way	297 yd
The Longwall Beefeater	Longwall Beefeater, Garsington Road	408 yd
Oxford Factory	4650 Kingsgate, Cascade Way	423 yd
David Lloyd Health And Fitness Club	David Lloyd Leisure Plot 9000, Alec Issigonis Way	488 yd
Cafe Connect At Oxfam	Oxfam, 2700 John Smith Drive	488 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Original Swan	188 Oxford Road, Cowley	618 yd
Cricketers Arms	Temple Road, Oxford	700 yd
Q-Zone Sports Bar	Q-Zone Sports Bar Limited, Between Towns Road	755 yd
Templars Bar	Templars Bar And Cafe, Barns Road	938 yd
The William Morris	59A Between Towns Road, Oxford	1,050 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jamaican Spice	7 Hollow Way, Oxford	469 yd
Dragon Bowl	11-13 Hollow Way, Oxford	469 yd
Panda House	126 Hollow Way, Oxford	543 yd
Spice Box	Unit 16, The Chiltern Small Business Centre	686 yd
The Blue Elephant	Unit 17, The Chiltern Business Centre	704 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	Unit 2, Oxford Retail Park	858 yd
Tesco Superstore	Unit 7, Oxford Retail Park	858 yd
The Food Warehouse ByIceland	Unit 1, Oxford Retail Park	871 yd
The Co-operative	Ground Floor, 21 The Square	1,001 yd
Lidl	Lidl UK, Watlington Road	1,058 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Oxford) 1200-1600 PARKWAY COURT 1200-1600 PARKWAY COURT JOHN SMITH DRIVE	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, swimming pool, tennis courts	344 yd
The Lord Nuffield Club (Closed) William Morris Close	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	726 yd
Temple Cowley Pools And Fitness Centre (Closed) Temple Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	760 yd
St Christophers C Of E School TEMPLE ROAD	grass pitches	783 yd
The Oxford Sports And Social Club (Closed) Roman Way	grass pitches	894 yd
Arena Fitness (Closed) Oxford Road	health and fitness suite	938 yd
Feel Fit Gym Templars Square	health and fitness suite	1,000 yd
Sandy Lane AMORY CLOSE	grass pitches	1,011 yd
Lovethegym (Closed) Sandy Lane	health and fitness suite	1,064 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	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	97.2%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	97.2%

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	73.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	140.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.1 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OX4 2JW