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Affluence in OX16 4QG

How OX16 4QG ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Banbury Grimsbury
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,675 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off OX16 4QG is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX16 4QG area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Education and skills3.0
  • Crime3.0
  • Older people in low-income households3.0
  • Income4.0
  • Employment4.0
  • Health and disability4.0
  • Children in low-income families4.0
  • Barriers to housing and services6.0
  • Living environment8.0
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

71.7% of adults in the OX16 4QG area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 7.8% are retired and 3.8% are full-time students.

OX16 4QGEngland
Employee, full-time53.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.9%
Self-employed7.1%9.5%
Unemployed3.5%2.9%
Full-time student3.8%7.9%
Retired7.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family5.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.5%4.1%
Other4.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.5% of adults in the OX16 4QG area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

OX16 4QGEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.9%19.9%
Intermediate8.4%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7.8%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical8.5%5.3%
Semi-routine15.5%11.3%
Routine21.6%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed5%8.5%
Full-time students3.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

36.2% of adults in the OX16 4QG area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 19.3% have no qualifications.

OX16 4QGEngland
Degree level or above36.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent14.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above9.6%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.6%9.7%
Apprenticeship5.6%5.3%
Other qualifications4.6%2.8%
No qualifications19.3%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 4QG (Banbury Grimsbury) (about 1,675 residents).

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

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