Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:46 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:10 am – 3:57 pm
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People5,955 residentsin the Charlbury & North Leigh census areaMedian age 50.52,622 households73% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,839 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 14%, health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C736 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 15 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)
Nearby landmarksNorth Leigh Roman Villahistoric site · under a mileThe Lakelake · 1.3 miNorth Leigh Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miBrook Hillhill · under a mileSir Winston Churchill Memorial Gardenhistoric site · 2.9 miGrintley Hillhill · 1.0 miPool Headlake · 2.6 miBagg's Bottomvalley · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesCombe Greenpark · 1.4 miDelly Greenpark · 2.8 miLangel Commonpark · 3.5 mi · 8 haSource: 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 200032 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202524 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.4 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% 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)2,795 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 134 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryLong Hanborough Surgery1.0 miPharmacyHanborough Pharmacy1.0 miDentist70B Main Road1.5 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Eynsham Police Station3.6 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Madley Park, Madley Park2.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryNorth Leigh Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 154 pupils1.0 miPrimaryFreeland Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 131 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWood Green Schoolages 11-18, 1,335 pupils3.0 miCollegeActivate Learning8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN45 miRailway stationCombe (Oxon)1.5 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre8.6 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkApcoa ParkingLong Hanborough2.4 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationWoodstock3.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX8 postcode district.
