Aylesbury Vale's 10 poorest neighbourhoods based on average income

Many of us are finding money a struggle as the cost-of-living crisis mounts, but people in some pockets of Aylesbury Vale could be feeling the pinch far more.

We’ve compiled a list of the neighbourhoods in Aylesbury Vale with the lowest estimated average annual household income, based on the latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics. These are the areas which could be far less able to afford the rocketing cost of food and bills.

The ONS breaks Aylesbury Vale down into 24 neighbourhoods called Middle-layer Super Output Areas (MSOA). The highest average income, according to the statistics, is £59,600, and Fairford Leys, while the lowest is £41,200.

The average income statistics are the latest available by neighbourhood, published by the Office for National Statistics in March 2020 and relating to the financial year ending 2018.

Total annual household income is the sum of the before-tax income of every member of the household, plus any income from benefits. The estimates were calculated by the ONS using various sources of information, including the 2011 Census and the annual Family Resources Survey.

California and Southcourt – households had an estimated total annual income, before tax of £41,200. Gatehouse – estimated total annual income – £43,600 Aylesbury Central – estimated total annual income – £44,000 Berryfields and Haydon Hill – estimated total annual income – £48,000 Buckingham North – estimated total annual income – £48,500 Watermead and Elmhurst – estimated total annual income – £49,300 Walton Court and Hawkslade – estimated total annual income – £50,300 Winslow and Padbury – estimated total annual income – £51,700 Granborough, Stewkley, and Great Brickhill – estimated total annual income – £53,200 Oakley, Brill and Edgcott – estimated total annual income – £54,300