Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:45 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:09 am – 3:55 pm
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People13,065 residentsin the Islip, Arncott & Chesterton census areaMedian age 39.54,896 households72% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 6,692 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, education 12%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C660 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 17 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)
Parks and green spacesBure Park Naturepark · 1.7 mi · 11 haGarth Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haPingle Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haBucknell Playing Fieldpark · 2.6 miFour Allotment Sites Bicesterallotments · 1.4 miBicester Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200033 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202513 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,699 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 64 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBicester Community Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryMontgomery House Surgery7 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyFamlyandfriends Inv Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistBicester Health Centre1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryChesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 201 pupilsright hereIndependentBruern Abbey Schoolages 7-17, 214 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWhitelands Academyages 11-16, 565 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRuskin College8.6 miUniversityOxford Brookes University9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN35 miRailway stationBicester Village1.7 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre9.8 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX6 postcode district.
