Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:44 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:11 am – 3:55 pm
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People9,024 residentsin the Banbury Easington census areaMedian age 46.53,871 households70% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,346 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C698 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 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 landmarksBanbury Crosshistoric site · under a mileGrimsbury Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miWroxton Abbeyhistoric site · 2.5 miCrouch Hillhill · 1.2 miWelshcroft Hillhill · 2.7 miGrimsbury Woodland Reservewoodland · 1.2 miPadsdon Bottomvalley · 3.2 miTanners Poollake · 5.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSpiceball Country Parkpark · under a mile · 19 haPeople's Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haHanwell Fieldspark · under a mile · 13 haSpiceball Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileGrange Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202519 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 8.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,143 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Cherwell Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryBanbury Cross Health Centre @ Bridge Street11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationBanbury Police Stationright hereCash machineYorkshire Bank5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools16 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banburyages 3-11, 226 pupilsright hereIndependentSt John's Priory Schoolages 3-11, 55 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFutures Institute Banburyages 14-18, 116 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX32 miRailway stationBanburyunder a mileBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centreunder a mileBus stops147 within a mileCar parkNCP Banbury Marlborough Road3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingShell RechargeBanbury2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX16 postcode district.
