Affluence in OX4 2QR
How OX4 2QR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lye Valley & Cowley East
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,699 (2024)
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How well off OX4 2QR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX4 2QR area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent 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.
- Education and skills3.0
- Income6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Employment7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Living environment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Crime8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.4% of adults in the OX4 2QR area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 14.4% are retired and 7.9% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.7% of adults in the OX4 2QR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
35.6% of adults in the OX4 2QR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 20.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX4 2QR (Lye Valley & Cowley East) (about 1,699 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.