Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:44 am – 9:28 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°C761 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October58 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksBrackley Castle (site of)castle · 3.5 miNursery Woodwoodland · under a mileSt James' Lakelake · 3.5 miRobin Woodwoodland · under a mileGreatworth Hallhistoric site · 4.4 miRyeland Hillhill · 2.4 miFish Poollake · 4.2 miKeeper's Hillhill · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAllotmentsallotments · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.1 miBrackley Parkpark · 3.9 miBankside Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 3 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 200024 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202514 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 12 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
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 152 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryNewbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 108 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKings Sutton Primary Academyages 4-11, 79 pupils1.5 miSecondaryChenderit Schoolages 11-18, 1,104 pupils3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX37 miRailway stationKings Sutton1.9 miBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre4.7 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBanbury3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX17 postcode district.
