Affluence in OX5 1RT
How OX5 1RT ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Begbroke, Yarnton & Water Eaton
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
OX5 1RTKidlington
How well off OX5 1RT is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the OX5 1RT area scores 10.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services4.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Living environment9.0
- Income10.0
- Employment10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
- Older people in low-income households10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
61.5% of adults in the OX5 1RT area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.8% are retired and 3.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
44% of adults in the OX5 1RT area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
39.3% of adults in the OX5 1RT area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX5 1RT (Begbroke, Yarnton & Water Eaton) (about 1,710 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.