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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX12
Telephone code01235
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:48 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:09 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,853 residentsin the Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington census areaMedian age 43.25,634 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 7,043 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C727 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°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: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksSegsbury Hill Forthistoric site · 2.4 miSeven Acre Hillhill · under a mileWindmill Hillhill · under a milePigtrough Bottomvalley · 1.3 miUffington White Horsehistoric site · 3.6 miSheephouse Bottomvalley · 1.4 miFox Brakewoodland · under a mileUpper Wildernesswoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBetjeman Millennium Parkpark · 2.3 miNaldertown Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,604 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryNewbury Street Practice2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistPortway House Dental Surgery2.4 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station4.6 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Stanford in the Vale3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryThe Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupilsright herePrimarySt Nicholas CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 121 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKing Alfred'sages 11-18, 1,708 pupils2.3 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU44 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR45 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway11 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth13 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkSainsbury's Wantage Car Park2.5 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationReading5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX12 postcode district.


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