Affluence in OX4 2QZ
How OX4 2QZ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Lye Valley & Cowley East
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,904 (2024)
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How well off OX4 2QZ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX4 2QZ 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
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Crime5.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Older people in low-income households6.0
- Income8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Employment9.0
- Health and disability9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
38.7% of adults in the OX4 2QZ area are in work, well below the England average of 55.7%. 7% are retired and 44% are full-time students.
Social grade
22.2% of adults in the OX4 2QZ area work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.5% of adults in the OX4 2QZ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 11.3% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX4 2QZ (Lye Valley & Cowley East) (about 2,904 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.