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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:46 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:08 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,300 residentsin the Chalgrove, Stadhampton & Dorchester census areaMedian age 49.33,046 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,687 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C658 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November63 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°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: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.5 miRabbits Hillhill · 1.4 miShillingford Hillhill · 1.6 miHollandtide Bottomvalley · 1.8 miSinodun Hillshills · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCow Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 23 haRiverside Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 4 haKine Croftpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202027 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,500 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWallingford Community Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryMill Stream Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBenson Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist14 High Street [Dental Practice]right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBenson Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 329 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRAF Benson Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 123 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWallingford Schoolages 11-18, 1,507 pupils1.5 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College8.8 miUniversityOxford Brookes University10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR30 miRailway stationCholsey4.2 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth9.1 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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