Blay Close, Oxford, OX4 5BQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding OX4 5BQ is primarily male, with 53.9% of the population 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	51.5%	46.1%	-5.4%	51.0%	-4.9%
Male	48.5%	53.9%	5.4%	49.0%	4.9%

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	40.2%	41.9%	1.7%	37.9%	4.0%
Married: Opposite sex	39.1%	41.6%	2.5%	44.2%	-2.6%
Separated	3.2%	1.5%	-1.7%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	8.5%	9.6%	1.1%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	8.9%	5.4%	-3.5%	6.1%	-0.7%

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	45%	51.9%	6.9%	48.4%	3.5%
Good health	37.8%	29.9%	-7.9%	33.6%	-3.7%
Fair health	11.3%	11.1%	-0.2%	12.7%	-1.6%
Bad health	5.6%	4.7%	-0.9%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	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	36.3%	22%	-14.3%	18.2%	3.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	19%	4.1%	9.6%	9.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.7%	19.3%	2.6%	13.4%	5.9%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	3.3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	8.4%	0.2%	16.9%	-8.5%
Degree or Similar	7.8%	25%	17.2%	33.8%	-8.8%
Other	14.9%	3%	-11.9%	2.8%	0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 55.4% 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	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	1.1%	2.7%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.5%	4.5%	4.0%	3.1%	1.4%
Pakistani	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	2.7%	0.9%
Other Asian	1.3%	6.9%	5.6%	1.6%	5.3%
Black African	10.2%	9.8%	-0.4%	2.5%	7.3%
Black Caribbean	6.7%	5.5%	-1.2%	1.0%	4.5%
Other Black	4.8%	2.6%	-2.2%	0.5%	2.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	6.4%	2.1%	-4.3%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	64.1%	55.4%	-8.7%	81.4%	-26.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1%	1.0%	0.1%	0.9%
Arab	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.9% 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	73.7%	59.9%	-13.8%	83.2%	-23.3%
European Union	7.5%	12.4%	4.9%	6.1%	6.3%
Rest of Europe	2.7%	2.6%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.8%
Africa	7%	6.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	4%	13.5%	9.5%	5.6%	7.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	5.1%	4.8%	-0.3%	1.3%	3.5%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	72.4%	59.9%	-12.5%	83.2%	-23.3%
10+ Years	1.6%	24.7%	23.1%	9.8%	14.9%
5-10 Years	7.8%	6.7%	-1.1%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	5.9%	5.5%	-0.4%	2.2%	3.3%
Less than 2 years	12.3%	3.3%	-9.0%	1.9%	1.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	62.8%	76.7%	-13.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	5.7%	0.5%	5.2%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	3.1%	0.9%	2.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	2.4%	0.3%	2.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	11%	13.5%	-2.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	23%	37.2%	-14.2%
Christian	58.9%	46.2%	12.7%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	2.1%	1.7%	0.4%
Muslim	10.2%	6.5%	3.7%
Sikh	0.2%	0.9%	-0.7%
Other religion	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Blay Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blay Close was 65.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 44.5% lower than the Blackbird Leys average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blay Close has the 20th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Blackbird Leys and the 198th lowest crime rate of 426 local areas in Oxford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -54.6%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 64% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£49,000

Income Rank
7/10

Household Income in OX4 5BQ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 8/10 (high )
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 Blay Close are based on 22 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 Blay Close, Oxford, OX4 5BQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX4 5BQ

Average Price
£200,417

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£200,417

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blay Close

Average Price
£292,495

Semi-Detached
£309,238

Terraced
£294,842

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£189,853

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blay CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Blay Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2006-01-25	£194,799

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Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Part-Time Employee	65
Retired	32
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	17
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	12
Unemployed	12

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Human health and social work activities	25
Manufacturing	17
Education	17
Construction	14
Administrative and support service activities	13
Transport and storage	13
Other	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	3
Information and communication	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
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	3,285 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slade Nursery School Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ	4out of 4	3,515 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH	4out of 4	4,215 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grandpont Nursery School Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH	3out of 4	4,975 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wheatley Nursery School Littleworth Road , Wheatley OX33 1NN	3out of 4	5,153 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Orchard Meadow Primary School Wesley Close , OX4 6BG	1out of 4	201 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6LD	3out of 4	626 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pegasus School Field Avenue , Blackbird Leys OX4 6RQ	3out of 4	709 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windale Primary School Windale Avenue , OX4 6JD	2out of 4	816 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	1,017 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Oxford Academy Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ	- not rated	1,168 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Gregory the Great Cricket Road , OX4 3DR	- not rated	2,547 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Oxford Spires Academy Glanville Road , OX4 2AU	3out of 4	2,708 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cheney School Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH	3out of 4	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	5,226 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mabel Prichard School Cuddesdon Way , OX4 6SB	- not rated	309 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Include - Oxfordshire Blackbird Leas Community Centre , Blackbird Leas Road OX4 6HW	- not rated	310 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Orion Academy Knights Road , Blackbird Leys OX4 6DQ	- not rated	855 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Emmanuel Christian School Sandford Road , Littlemore OX4 4PU	- not rated	1,750 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kings Education (Oxford) St Joseph's Hall , Temple Road OX4 2UJ	- not rated	1,758 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
Communi-Tea Cafe	Holy Family Church, 1 Cuddesdon Way	268 yd
Costa	Unit 7, Oxford Retail Park	509 yd
Comie's Caribbean Grill	202 Garsington Road, Oxford	633 yd
Elior @ Neilson NIQ	Neilson House, 3130 John Smith Drive	668 yd
Elior @ Neilson NIQ	Neilson House, 3130 John Smith Drive	668 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Blackbird Leys Bowls Club	The Pavilion, Cuddesdon Way		353 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Smarts Take Away	11 Knights Road, Oxford	377 yd
Jakes	110 Blackbird Leys Road, Oxford	394 yd
Burger King Drive Thru	Unit 5, Oxford Retail Park	509 yd
Pizza Stazione	206 Garsington Road, Oxford	632 yd
The Blue Elephant	Unit 17, The Chiltern Business Centre	664 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Food Warehouse ByIceland	Unit 1, Oxford Retail Park	496 yd
Tesco Superstore	Unit 7, Oxford Retail Park	509 yd
Marks & Spencer	Unit 2, Oxford Retail Park	509 yd
Lidl	Lidl UK, Watlington Road	580 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Orchard Meadow Primary School WESLEY CLOSE	grass pitches	111 yd
Blackbird Leys Swimming Pool (Closed) Blackbird Leys Road	swimming pool	248 yd
Blackbird Leys Youth And Community Centre Blackbird Leys Road		276 yd
Blackbird Leys Park CUDDESDON WAY	grass pitches	307 yd
Lovethegym (Closed) Sandy Lane	health and fitness suite	315 yd
Leys Pools And Leisure Centre PEGASUS ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	463 yd
Sandy Lane AMORY CLOSE	grass pitches	572 yd
Pegasus Primary School FIELD AVENUE	grass pitches	583 yd
Oxford & District Indoor Bowls Club SANDY LANE WEST	indoor bowls	818 yd
Herschel Crescent Recreation Ground BARNS ROAD	grass pitches	884 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of OX4 5BQ