Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:45 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,896 residentsin the Beckley & Horspath census areaMedian age 47.12,412 households75% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 15%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksLyme Hillhill · 1.0 miWadley Hillhill · 1.0 miBernwood Forestforest · 2.8 miStow Woodwoodland · under a mileNoke Woodwoodland · under a mileIsle of Rheaisland · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStudley Wood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 69 haShotover Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 123 haDunstan Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 4 haBury Knowle Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200038 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202517 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,400 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Radcliffe Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryDr Pyper2.0 miPharmacyBarton Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBeckley Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupilsunder a mileIndependentOxford Montessori Schoolsages 2-17, 124 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThe Swan Schoolages 11-18, 1,057 pupils3.0 miCollegeRuskin College2.5 miUniversityOxford Brookes University3.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN35 miRailway stationIslip3.2 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre4.5 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX3 postcode district.
