South Avenue, Kidlington, OX5 1DG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding OX5 1DG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% 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	49.3%	49.7%	0.4%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	50.7%	50.3%	-0.4%	49.0%	1.3%

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	30.3%	32.3%	2.0%	37.9%	-5.6%
Married: Opposite sex	57.4%	49.1%	-8.3%	44.2%	4.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	4.2%	7.3%	3.1%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	6.5%	8.2%	1.7%	6.1%	2.1%

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 (87.3%) 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	55.1%	54.6%	-0.5%	48.4%	6.2%
Good health	33.4%	32.7%	-0.7%	33.6%	-0.9%
Fair health	9.1%	9.4%	0.3%	12.7%	-3.3%
Bad health	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	0%	0.5%	0.5%	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	21.9%	15.6%	-6.3%	18.2%	-2.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.5%	8.3%	-5.2%	9.6%	-1.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	14.1%	0.9%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	5.8%	4.9%	-0.9%	5.3%	-0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.9%	15.9%	4.0%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	25.8%	38.2%	12.4%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	7.7%	3.1%	-4.6%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 70.3% 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	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.8%	1%	0.2%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	14.9%	13.7%	-1.2%	3.1%	10.6%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.6%	7.1%	4.5%	1.6%	5.5%
Black African	3.1%	1%	-2.1%	2.5%	-1.5%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	74.7%	70.3%	-4.4%	81.4%	-11.1%
Roma	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.2%	1.3%
Arab	0.5%	0.3%	-0.2%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.5%	1.8%	1.3%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 70.2% 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	80.9%	70.2%	-10.7%	83.2%	-13.0%
European Union	5.2%	13.6%	8.4%	6.1%	7.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	8.1%	9.3%	1.2%	5.6%	3.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.3%	3.5%	1.2%	1.3%	2.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.2%	70.9%	-9.3%	83.2%	-12.3%
10+ Years	2.3%	16.6%	14.3%	9.8%	6.8%
5-10 Years	2.9%	4.8%	1.9%	2.9%	1.9%
2-5 Years	5.2%	5.9%	0.7%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	9.4%	1.8%	-7.6%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.4%	76.7%	-3.3%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	1.5%	0.4%	1.1%
Poland	4.8%	1.3%	3.5%
Romania	0.5%	0.9%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	2.3%	1.2%	1.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
No passport held	6.6%	13.5%	-6.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	29.4%	37.2%	-7.8%
Christian	60.8%	46.2%	14.6%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	1.3%	6.5%	-5.2%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	5.3%	6.0%	-0.7%

Safety

Is South Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around South Avenue was 30.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 48.2% lower than the Kidlington East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

South Avenue has the 20th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Kidlington East and the 160th lowest crime rate of 484 local areas in Cherwell .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 10.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 83.3%.

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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. 88% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in OX5 1DG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 2/10 (very 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 South Avenue are based on 82 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Cherwell.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for South Avenue, Kidlington, OX5 1DG

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX5 1DG

Average Price
£421,900

Semi-Detached
£421,900

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for South Avenue

Average Price
£410,993

Semi-Detached
£412,041

Terraced
£363,595

Detached
£423,004

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on South AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 South Avenue, Kidlington, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£405,000	2025-01-31	£405,399
35 South Avenue, Kidlington, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£412,500	2024-08-21	£415,362
8 South Avenue, Kidlington, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£470,000	2024-03-22	£510,171
31 South Avenue, Kidlington, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£351,000	2024-01-12	£369,550
21 South Avenue, Kidlington, Oxfordshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£475,000	2022-08-09	£486,983

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for OX5 1DG

Employment

OX5 1DG area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% 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	148
Retired	54
Part-Time Employee	38
Self-Employed	35
Looking after home or family	17
Student (economically inactive)	10
Other	9
Unemployed	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Human health and social work activities	31
Education	23
Administrative and support service activities	19
Manufacturing	18
Other	16
Construction	15
Information and communication	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Transport and storage	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington Oxford Road , OX5 1EA	3out of 4	798 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Kidlington Primary and Nursery School Oxford Road , OX5 1EA	1out of 4	798 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Edward Feild Primary School Bicester Road , OX5 2LG	3out of 4	972 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Kidlington Primary School Benmead Road , OX5 2DA	3out of 4	1,904 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Fletcher Primary School Rutten Lane , Yarnton OX5 1LW	3out of 4	2,250 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gosford Hill School Oxford Road , OX5 2NT	2out of 4	874 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Cherwell School Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7EE	4out of 4	4,509 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
LVS Oxford Spring Hill Road , Begbroke OX5 1RX	- not rated	3,412 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
d'Overbroeck's 333 Banbury Road , Oxford OX2 7PL	- not rated	3,452 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northern House Academy South Parade , OX2 7JN	- not rated	3,995 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's School Woodstock Road , OX2 7NN	- not rated	4,099 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Summer Fields School Mayfield Road , OX2 7EN	- not rated	4,105 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
WISH	2, The Parade Oxford Road	222 yd
Gurkha Village	174 Oxford Road	812 yd
Little Italy Espresso Bar	Little Italy Espresso Bar, Oxford Parkway Park And Ride Oxford Road	937 yd
Oxford House Cafe	Unit C, 144 Oxford Road	1,010 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stratfield Brake FRIEZE WAY	grass pitches	326 yd
Ron Groves Park AZALEA AVENUE	grass pitches	536 yd
Kidlington & Gosford Leisure Centre OXFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	742 yd
Gosford Hill School OXFORD ROAD	grass pitches	908 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	77.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	90.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.5 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of OX5 1DG