THERE is 'strong evidence' there are more takeaways in more deprived areas, a study has found.

There are 459 takeaways in Oxfordshire, with a higher density found in Cherwell and Oxford, county council work found.

Healthier food is up to three times more expensive than junk food, it said, leaving some poorer residents reliant on a less nutritious diet.

Other work also found about a fifth of children aged between five and 16 in Oxfordshire said they did at least a hour’s physical activity a day. That could involve walking, running, playing in a playground, using a scooter or other mild physical exertion.

But over half were found to be ‘fairly active’ – by doing between half an hour and 59 minutes’ worth of physical activity a day – or ‘less active’, doing less than half an hour’s activity.

There are also significant disparities across the county over whether children will be overweight by the time they leave primary school. For example, in Henley and Shiplake, one the county's wealthiest areas, seven per cent of 11-year-olds will be overweight.

In Littlemore, overweight children make up just under a third, at 31.7 per cent, of all 11-year-olds.