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Affluence in OX16 3JJ

How OX16 3JJ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Banbury Grimsbury
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,581 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off OX16 3JJ is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX16 3JJ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
7.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Barriers to housing and services3.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Income6.0
  • Children in low-income families6.0
  • Health and disability7.0
  • Crime7.0
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
  • Employment9.0
  • Living environment9.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£47,080
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
33%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

81.7% of adults in the OX16 3JJ area are in work, well above the England average of 55.7%. 3.2% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.

OX16 3JJEngland
Employee, full-time60.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.9%11.9%
Self-employed8%9.5%
Unemployed3.6%2.9%
Full-time student3.5%7.9%
Retired3.2%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.9%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled2.1%4.1%
Other1.1%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

41.4% of adults in the OX16 3JJ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.

OX16 3JJEngland
Higher managerial & professional16%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional25.4%19.9%
Intermediate16.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.5%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%5.3%
Semi-routine10.6%11.3%
Routine11.3%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed2.4%8.5%
Full-time students3.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

36.7% of adults in the OX16 3JJ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 7.3% have no qualifications.

OX16 3JJEngland
Degree level or above36.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent25.7%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C8%9.7%
Apprenticeship3.8%5.3%
Other qualifications2.9%2.8%
No qualifications7.3%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX16 3JJ (Banbury Grimsbury) (about 1,581 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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