Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:46 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:08 am – 3:57 pm
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People12,012 residentsin the Hagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey census areaMedian age 38.64,835 households69% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 6,206 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 13%, education 12%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages49% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C652 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksSouth Moreton Castlecastle · 1.0 miBlewburton Hillhill · under a mileBaldon Hillhill · 1.1 miChalk Hill Bottomvalley · 1.1 miGrumble Bottomvalley · 1.3 miBlewburton Woodwoodland · under a mileLardon Chase, the Holies and Lough Downhistoric site · 4.0 miCleeve Lockhistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSmallbone Recreation Parkpark · 3.1 miLough Downpark · 3.7 mi · 10 haKine Croftpark · 3.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202033 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,305 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDidcot Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBlewbury Surgery1.5 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Cholsey2.1 miDentistBusby House Dental Practice2.6 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wallingford Police Station3.6 miCash machineCashpoint Market PlaceDidcot2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySouth Moreton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 115 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBlewbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupils1.6 miSecondarySt Birinus Schoolages 11-18, 1,237 pupils2.6 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College8.3 miUniversityOxford Brookes University12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationCholsey1.9 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth4.7 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkMoulsford Pavilion Car ParkWallingford2.7 miEV chargingubitricity4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX11 postcode district.
