Lawrence Road, Oxford, OX4 3ER

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX4 3ER has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	42.4%	48.2%	5.8%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	57.6%	51.8%	-5.8%	49.0%	2.8%

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 3ER, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 47.1% 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	50.4%	47.1%	-3.3%	37.9%	9.2%
Married: Opposite sex	36.4%	38.9%	2.5%	44.2%	-5.3%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	1.4%	2.3%	0.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	7.4%	7.9%	0.5%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	6.1%	-3.2%

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	54.3%	46%	-8.3%	48.4%	-2.4%
Good health	33%	35.3%	2.3%	33.6%	1.7%
Fair health	10%	16.3%	6.3%	12.7%	3.6%
Bad health	2.2%	1.9%	-0.3%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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 43.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15.2%	23.2%	8.0%	18.2%	5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.3%	8.2%	-2.1%	9.6%	-1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	7.1%	-4.6%	13.4%	-6.3%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	3.5%	1.8%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.7%	10.6%	0.9%	16.9%	-6.3%
Degree or Similar	37.5%	43.5%	6.0%	33.8%	9.7%
Other	13.8%	3.8%	-10.0%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 50.2% 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	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	1.1%	1.8%
Chinese	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	2.9%	1.4%	-1.5%	3.1%	-1.7%
Pakistani	14.2%	15.9%	1.7%	2.7%	13.2%
Other Asian	6.4%	5.8%	-0.6%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	6%	3.9%	-2.1%	2.5%	1.4%
Black Caribbean	1.6%	0.5%	-1.1%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	2.9%	1.6%	0.8%	2.1%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	2.4%	2.7%	0.3%	0.8%	1.9%
White	60.8%	50.2%	-10.6%	81.4%	-31.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0.2%	9.2%	9.0%	1.6%	7.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.7% 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	58.1%	50.7%	-7.4%	83.2%	-32.5%
European Union	12.9%	14.3%	1.4%	6.1%	8.2%
Rest of Europe	1.1%	2.7%	1.6%	0.8%	1.9%
Africa	5.1%	4.1%	-1.0%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	16.4%	17%	0.6%	5.6%	11.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.3%	9.7%	4.4%	1.3%	8.4%
Oceania	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.6%	50.9%	-6.7%	83.2%	-32.3%
10+ Years	8.4%	20.9%	12.5%	9.8%	11.1%
5-10 Years	9.8%	10.2%	0.4%	2.9%	7.3%
2-5 Years	10.2%	11.7%	1.5%	2.2%	9.5%
Less than 2 years	14%	6.3%	-7.7%	1.9%	4.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	56.9%	76.7%	-19.8%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Germany	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Italy	2.9%	0.6%	2.3%
Portugal	6.6%	0.5%	6.1%
Spain	2.7%	0.4%	2.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	1.2%	1.3%	-0.1%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	2.9%	1.5%	1.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Central and South America	3.2%	0.2%	3.0%
Oceania	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.7%	37.2%	-10.5%
Christian	33.7%	46.2%	-12.5%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	1.7%	1.7%	0.0%
Muslim	19.1%	6.5%	12.6%
Sikh	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other religion	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Not answered	13.9%	6.0%	7.9%

Safety

Is Lawrence Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lawrence Road was 674.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 380.2% higher than the Cowley average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Lawrence Road has the 3rd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Cowley and the 9th highest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -16.0%.

🔎 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. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in OX4 3ER, 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Lawrence Road are based on 9 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 Lawrence Road, Oxford, OX4 3ER

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX4 3ER

Average Price
£523,663

Semi-Detached
£557,469

Terraced
£439,148

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lawrence Road

Average Price
£510,509

Semi-Detached
£533,926

Terraced
£428,551

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lawrence Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
11 Lawrence Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£535,000	2022-10-28	£521,137
11 Lawrence Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£285,400	2014-06-23	£405,148
17 Lawrence Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2013-04-22	£396,160
1 Lawrence Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£370,000	2005-09-22	£758,687
7 Lawrence Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£148,000	2001-10-05	£439,240

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX4 3ER

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	132
Part-Time Employee	50
Self-Employed	35
Retired	31
Other	27
Student (economically inactive)	19
Looking after home or family	14
Unemployed	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11

Employment Industry

Education	44
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Human health and social work activities	21
Transport and storage	20
Accommodation and food service activities	18
Administrative and support service activities	17
Information and communication	17
Other	16
Manufacturing	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Construction	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,365 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slade Nursery School Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ	4out of 4	2,477 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grandpont Nursery School Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH	3out of 4	3,210 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH	4out of 4	3,252 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley Temple Road , Cowley OX4 2HB	3out of 4	440 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Oxford Road , Cowley OX4 2LF	3out of 4	584 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School Cricket Road , OX4 3DR	- not rated	658 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tyndale Community School William Morris Close , Cowley Marsh OX4 2JX	3out of 4	901 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Bartholomew Road , Cowley OX4 3QH	3out of 4	983 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Gregory the Great Cricket Road , OX4 3DR	- not rated	658 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Spires Academy Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	3out of 4	929 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Oxford Academy Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ	- not rated	1,587 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Cheney School Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH	3out of 4	2,157 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Swan School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP	- not rated	4,687 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	3,751 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Activate Learning Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA	- not rated	3,839 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	641 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Iffley Academy Iffley Turn , OX4 4DU	4out of 4	1,239 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Emmanuel Christian School Sandford Road , Littlemore OX4 4PU	- not rated	1,781 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Include - Oxfordshire Blackbird Leas Community Centre , Blackbird Leas Road OX4 6HW	- not rated	2,152 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orion Academy Knights Road , Blackbird Leys OX4 6DQ	- not rated	2,214 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Compass At Asda Living Cafe	Unit 4, Templars Shopping Park	130 yd
Karma Restaurant	152 Oxford Road, Cowley	145 yd
Costa Coffee	Unit 1E, Templars Shopping Park	153 yd
Feel Fit Gym Cafe	First Floor, 21 The Square	343 yd
Researcher's Cafe	The Cafe, Oxfordshire Records Office St Luke's Church	396 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The William Morris	59A Between Towns Road, Oxford	295 yd
Q-Zone Sports Bar	Q-Zone Sports Bar Limited, Between Towns Road	341 yd
Templars Bar	Templars Bar And Cafe, Barns Road	430 yd
Cricketers Arms	Temple Road, Oxford	437 yd
Marsh Harrier	The Marsh Harrier, 40 Marsh Road	440 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
PIRICO	132 Oxford Road, Cowley	120 yd
China Kitchen	131 Oxford Road, Cowley	200 yd
Chicken Hut	55 Between Towns Road, Oxford	295 yd
Oriental Express	54 Between Towns Road, Oxford	295 yd
Delight Kebab House	56 Between Towns Road, Oxford	295 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sainsbury's	Unit 1, Templars Shopping Park	130 yd
The Co-operative	Ground Floor, 21 The Square	343 yd
The Co-operative	25-27 Littlemore Road, Oxford	843 yd
The Co-operative	74 Rose Hill, Oxford	915 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Arena Fitness (Closed) Oxford Road	health and fitness suite	212 yd
Pure Gym (Oxford Templars Shopping Park) UNIT 1B UNIT 1B BETWEEN TOWNS ROAD	health and fitness suite	251 yd
Temple Cowley Pools And Fitness Centre (Closed) Temple Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	302 yd
Feel Fit Gym Templars Square	health and fitness suite	342 yd
St Christophers C Of E School TEMPLE ROAD	grass pitches	365 yd
Florence Park	tennis courts	512 yd
Cowley Marsh MARSH ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	628 yd
St Gregory The Great Catholic School CRICKET ROAD	artificial grass pitch	784 yd
The Lord Nuffield Club (Closed) William Morris Close	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	852 yd
Clearwater Fitness Club (Oxford) (Closed) Cowley Road	health and fitness suite	984 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	61.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	81.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OX4 3ER