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Oxford
Oxfordshire is constrained by its boundaries; it is a mainly rural county in the South East of England which is situated to the north-west of London. It covers an area of just over 2,600 km2, of which almost 75 per cent is designated as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), Areas of High Landscape Value or Green Belt. Oxford is the principal employment and service centre, and an international centre of education and culture. Beyond the Oxford green belt are the growing towns of Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Didcot and Witney.
Like most cities it has ambitions to grow larger (nearly 150,000). Housing costs have more than doubled in the period since 1998 and the average house price in Oxford is now almost 12 times the average salary of employees in the City. Unemployment is low, but there are pockets of deprivation, most notably in Banbury and Oxford. The county has a prosperous economy, but this brings associated problems such as labour shortages and recruitment problems affected by high house prices in the area.
Like most cities it has ambitions to grow larger (nearly 150,000). Housing costs have more than doubled in the period since 1998 and the average house price in Oxford is now almost 12 times the average salary of employees in the City. Unemployment is low, but there are pockets of deprivation, most notably in Banbury and Oxford. The county has a prosperous economy, but this brings associated problems such as labour shortages and recruitment problems affected by high house prices in the area.
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