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A full list of sources by section can be found at the end of this publication, in the references list.
“Not one pupil eligible for free school meals in Oxfordshire got into an Oxbridge university in 2013. It is shocking that many of the richest areas of the country are the ones failing their poorest children the most.”
Alan Milburn, Chairman, Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
“The raw numbers of older people
in poverty cannot match urban concentrations on of cial measures. This is why people get ‘lost’ and the problems lie submerged in villages and communities.”
Paul Cann, former Chief Executive, Age UK Oxfordshire
What are the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD)?
The IMD rankings are published by the Department of Communities and Local Government and are derived from census data. They work
on the assumption that there are several different types of deprivation, and that these can be measured within small neighbourhoods, or Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs). Each area has an aggregate ranking, but more telling information can be found by drilling down into the detail of each of the indices. The domains measured by the IMD are as follows:
• Income deprivation
• Employment deprivation
• Health deprivation and disability
• Education, skills and training deprivation
• Barriers to housing and services
• Crime
• Living environment deprivation
More detail and statistics can be found at www.gov.uk/ government/statistics/english-indices-of-deprivation-2015.
The rural character of the county leads to speci c social challenges
• 39% of Oxfordshire residents live in rural locations (towns or villages of under 10,000 people) – the highest proportion in the South East.
• The proportion of people living in isolated hamlets or
Many children in Oxfordshire are living in deprivation or are at risk
• Many areas of Oxfordshire fall into the most deprived in terms of education and skills.
• Oxfordshire’s ‘Thriving Families’ programme will work with more than 3,000 troubled families.
• There are over 600 children subject to a Child Protection Plan in the county.
• Services such as children’s centres can help, but in reality we know that many of these are being cut or reduced.
A county of contrasts
children living in poverty – that is 1 in 5 children.
• Research has shown that as well as struggling with life’s
economic basics, children from deprived backgrounds are more likely to be victims of abuse.
Oxfordshire is one of the most expensive places to live in Britain
• One in ve neighbourhoods is in the worst 20% in England for barriers to housing and services.
• Oxford city is the most unaffordable place to live in the UK. Houses in Oxford cost 16 times the average local annual income.
• There is a rising trend in the number of homeless households in priority need, and in the number of rough sleepers.
Oxfordshire has an ageing population
• 17% of the population is aged over 65.
• The number of people aged over 85 is expected to double in
the next 20 years.
• There are 30,000 people aged over 65 living alone. Loneliness
and isolation can have serious health consequences.
rural dwellings is higher than the England average. South
Oxfordshire has the highest proportion.
• Barriers to services in rural areas include being at inaccessible
distances from hospitals, GP services, shops, and community amenities such as social clubs.
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