Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:44 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:09 am – 3:55 pm
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People10,362 residentsin the Marsh Gibbon, Steeple Claydon & Tingewick census areaMedian age 46.14,173 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,335 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C671 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a milePoundon Hillhill · under a mileGrebe Lakelake · 2.1 miBradbury Brookriver · 2.0 miWare Pondpond · 1.4 miTownsend Pondpond · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPool Farmsports ground · 1.8 mi · 10 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 miGarth Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 4 haBure Park Naturepark · 4.1 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200034 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 20257 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,549 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBicester Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryHmp Spring Hill3.1 miPharmacyBicester Pharmacy3.8 miDentistAudley Dental Solutions2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMarsh Gibbon CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 150 pupils1.3 miPrimaryTwyford C of E Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Cooper Schoolages 11-18, 1,118 pupils3.6 miCollegeRuskin College12.6 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN30 miRailway stationBicester North3.9 miBus stationCoach ParkSilverstone11 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX6 postcode district.
