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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtRG8
Telephone code01491
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:46 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 50 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,234 residentsin the Goring, Woodcote & Whitchurch census areaMedian age 49.23,274 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,815 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, information and communication 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 38% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages51% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% 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°C754 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksTidmore Poollake · 1.1 miCocks Hillhill · under a mileSplashall Bottomvalley · under a mileRumerhedge Bottomvalley · 1.0 miCourt Pondpond · under a mileBerins Hillhill · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIshree Baghpark · 1.1 miMemorial Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 4 haCrockerand Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202030 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,399 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation173 m568 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWallingford Community Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryWoodcote Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.1 miDentistByways Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryCheckendon Church of England (A) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupilsright herePrimaryStoke Row CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupils1.0 miSecondaryLangtree Schoolages 11-16, 626 pupils1.3 miCollegeThe Henley College5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR26 miRailway stationGoring & Streatley4.2 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames4.3 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing27 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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