Portobello Cottages, Christmas Common, Watlington, OX49 5HU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around OX49 5HU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.5%	50.5%	1.0%	51.0%	-0.5%
Male	50.5%	49.5%	-1.0%	49.0%	0.5%

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 vicinity of OX49 5HU there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 56.1% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.6%	27.5%	-3.1%	37.9%	-10.4%
Married: Opposite sex	54.4%	56.1%	1.7%	44.2%	11.9%
Separated	2.2%	0%	-2.2%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	7.2%	10.5%	3.3%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	5.6%	5.8%	0.2%	6.1%	-0.3%

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.

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	51.9%	54.7%	2.8%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	32.7%	31.6%	-1.1%	33.6%	-2.0%
Fair health	12.6%	10.4%	-2.2%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	1.9%	2.8%	0.9%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.5%	-0.4%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	15%	12.6%	-2.4%	18.2%	-5.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	12.6%	0.4%	9.6%	3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.7%	13.8%	2.1%	13.4%	0.4%
Apprenticeship	2.2%	4.6%	2.4%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.2%	13.8%	-3.4%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	36.1%	40.8%	4.7%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	5.6%	1.7%	-3.9%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	3.1%	-2.6%
Other Asian	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	98.6%	95.8%	-2.8%	81.4%	14.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.1%	0.4%
Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	1.6%	-0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.5%	85.8%	-7.7%	83.2%	2.6%
European Union	2.8%	4.3%	1.5%	6.1%	-1.8%
Africa	1.9%	4.3%	2.4%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	0.5%	2.8%	2.3%	5.6%	-2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	85.4%	-8.1%	83.2%	2.2%
10+ Years	0%	8.5%	8.5%	9.8%	-1.3%
5-10 Years	0%	0.5%	0.5%	2.9%	-2.4%
2-5 Years	0.9%	1.9%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.3%
Less than 2 years	5.6%	3.8%	-1.8%	1.9%	1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	79.8%	76.7%	3.1%
Ireland	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
France	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
South and Eastern Africa	2.3%	0.2%	2.1%
Eastern Asia	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
No passport held	7.5%	13.5%	-6.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	34.6%	37.2%	-2.6%
Christian	56.4%	46.2%	10.2%
Sikh	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Portobello Cottages Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Portobello Cottages was 9.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 77.5% lower than the Watlington average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Portobello Cottages has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Watlington and the 28th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -74.1%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 77% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£53,900

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in OX49 5HU, 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 1/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (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) - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 3/10 (low )
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 Portobello Cottages are based on 1 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 Portobello Cottages, Christmas Common, Watlington, OX49 5HU

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX49 5HU

Average Price
£284,814

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£284,814

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Portobello Cottages

Average Price
£277,377

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£277,377

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Portobello CottagesStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Portobello Cottages, Watlington, Oxfordshire Terraced, an established residential building	£230,000	2018-12-19	£277,377

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Employment

OX49 5HU area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Less than 1% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 27% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	62
Self-Employed	47
Retired	20
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	7
Student (economically inactive)	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Other	0
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	22
Construction	20
Information and communication	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Education	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	9
Other	7
Manufacturing	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	4

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lewknor Church of England Primary School High Street , Lewknor OX49 5TH	3out of 4	3,349 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Watlington Primary School Love Lane , OX49 5RB	4out of 4	3,451 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ibstone CofE Primary School Ibstone , HP14 3XZ	3out of 4	4,628 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stokenchurch Primary School George Road , Stokenchurch HP14 3RN	4out of 4	5,232 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School School Lane , Aston Rowant OX49 5SU	3out of 4	5,262 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Icknield Community College Love Lane , OX49 5RB	3out of 4	3,451 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in OX49 5HU area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near OX49 5HU postcode.

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.9%

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	11.1%

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