Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:44 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:10 am – 3:55 pm
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People6,737 residentsin the Kings Sutton, Greatworth & Evenley census areaMedian age 48.02,803 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,484 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C750 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 days of air frost, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesBanbury Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 93 haThe Greenpark · 1.5 miBodicote Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 14 haWalled Garden Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miBankside Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 3 haSpiceball Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 19 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200023 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202515 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,875 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Foscote Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryKatharine House Hospice1.2 miPharmacyMiddleton Cheney Pharmacy3.4 miDentistCherwell Heights Dental Care2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryKings Sutton Primary Academyages 4-11, 79 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChristopher Rawlins Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 260 pupils1.5 miSecondaryBlessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 943 pupils3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX36 miRailway stationKings Suttonunder a mileBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre3.7 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX17 postcode district.
