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 – 3:57 pm
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People7,599 residentsin the Dean Court, Cumnor & Appleton census areaMedian age 47.33,054 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,763 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 18%, health and social work 13%, professional and scientific services 13%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 39% go by car, 5% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C687 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesOld Berkeley Golf Coursepark · 2.1 mi · 18 haJarn Fieldpark · 1.8 mi · 2 haJarn Wild Gardenspark · 1.8 miWestminster Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 15 haLouie Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200040 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbingdon Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryAppleton Surgery2.0 miPharmacyWootton Pharmacy1.8 miDentistOxford Oral Surgery LTD1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled)ages 4-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMatthew Arnold Schoolages 11-18, 1,255 pupils1.5 miPrimaryWootton St Peter's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupils1.6 miCollegeActivate Learning3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR42 miRailway stationOxford3.1 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre3.4 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX2 postcode district.
