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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,441 residentsin the Lye Valley & Cowley East census areaMedian age 31.72,674 households49% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright18% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,052 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 36% go by car, 11% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksSandford Poollake · 1.9 miRose Isleisland · 1.7 miFiddler's Elbowisland · 1.8 miOsney Weir Poollake · 3.1 miHeyford Hillhill · 1.6 miShotover Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShotover Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 123 haBalfour Road Gardenpark · under a mileFlorence Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haSouthfield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haSandy Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCowley Marshplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: 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 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202521 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,858 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChurchill Hospital Oxfordunder a mileGP surgeryNHS England Thames Valley Area Vps18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Cowley15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 4 independent, 4 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryOur Lady's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 318 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Cowley St James Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Oxford Academyages 11-19, 1,062 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRuskin College2.4 miUniversityOxford Brookes University1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationOxford3.1 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre2.9 miBus stops110 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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