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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX18
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:47 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:10 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,336 residentsin the Burford & Brize Norton census areaMedian age 42.72,646 households67% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,199 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 29%, retail and wholesale 9%, education 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 47% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle48% 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 higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C723 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBedwell Pondpond · under a mileRoughgrounds Lakelake · 3.7 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 3.8 miBradwell Grove Woodwoodland · 2.6 miMill Streamriver · 4.7 miLittle Faringdon Woodwoodland · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQueen Mother's Gardenpark · 1.8 miKilkenny Lane Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 21 haRiverside Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,435 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 75 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryDr M G Perry & Partners, Carterton2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyOxfordshire Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistUnit 12/13 The Tower Centre1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimarySt Peter's Church of England School, Alvescotages 4-11, 98 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEdith Moorhouse Primary Schoolages 3-11, 336 pupils1.4 miSecondaryCarterton Community Collegeages 11-18, 774 pupils1.8 miCollegeNew College Swindon14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX50 miRailway stationShiptonShipton-under-Wychwood8.8 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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