Changing places- Oxford case studie

Question 1

What is the population of Oxford?

Answer 1

154,600

Question 2

How many students does oxford have?

Why is this significant?

Answer 2

33, 640 students

• the largest proportion of full time students in an urban area.

Question 3

What is the diversity like in Oxford?

Answer 3

High level of ethnic diversity/

but very unevenly distributed across the city: compare summertown and Cowley.

Question 4

What is the average age of people like in Oxford compared to England and Wales?

Answer 4

Youngest median age of any place in England + Wales

Question 5

What is employment like in Oxford?

What are most jobs in?

Answer 5

High levels of employment

Unemployment rate is below national average (3.1 % < 4.3%)

Most of the jobs are in education (28%), health (19%) and IT/business (20%)

Question 6

How many children live below the poverty line in Oxford?

Answer 6

25% of children live below poverty line

Question 7

What is deprivation like in Oxford?

Answer 7

10/83 areas in 20% most deprived

Question 8

What % of people in Cowley have a degree?

how deprived is this area?

Answer 8

Cowley/Leys = 15% have a degree, in 20% most deprived in UK

Question 9

What % of people in summer town have a degree?

how deprived is this area?

Answer 9

Summer town = 75% have a degree, in 10% least deprived areas in UK

Question 10

How is Oxford represented?

Answer 10

Lewis/Endeavour - historic city, open countryside and stately homes.

‘The Riot Club’ - posh colleges/traditional/elitist

Question 11

What are the lived experiences for Oxford?

Answer 11

Nutrition business 9NINE ranked Oxford as having the highest level of general life satisfaction

Former student described it as ‘a gateway to hell […] a bitter, lonely, rather boring place’

Question 12

What are the conflicts in Oxford?

Answer 12

Average house prices are 17.3 times average earnings

Unaffordable for most residents