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Blackbird Leys

Middle area

South east Oxford. 6,916 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blackbird Leys’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£337,500
2,830th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,557
3,595th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
79.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blackbird Leys compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Blackbird LeysMiddle
Median sale price19 middle areas, Oxford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from £325,000 to £842,500. The middle area is £470,000. Blackbird Leys is £337,500.
£337,5002nd lowest
Population19 middle areas, Oxford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 5,578 to 18,475. The middle area is 7,621. Blackbird Leys is 6,557.
6,5575th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage19 middle areas, Oxford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 51.0% to 96.5%. The middle area is 82.6%. Blackbird Leys is 79.5%.
79.5%5th lowest
Claimant rate19 middle areas, Oxford · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Oxford19 areas from 0.7% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.7%. Blackbird Leys is 4.7%.
4.7%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Oxford

These figures are published for the whole of Oxford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Oxford and not Blackbird Leys alone. See Oxford

Average house price
£471,667
Down 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,289
82nd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.9×
35th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blackbird Leys in brief

The median price paid for a home in Blackbird Leys was £337,500 in 2025.

Blackbird Leys had 6,557 usual residents at the census.

In Blackbird Leys, 79.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blackbird Leys, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.