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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People7,029 residentsin the Hanborough & Cassington census areaMedian age 46.92,922 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,484 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: education 16%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% 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 higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C705 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 spacesCombe Greenpark · 2.0 miLangel Commonpark · 3.8 mi · 8 haWitney Lake and Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200034 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202523 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,089 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation105 m344 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryLong Hanborough Surgeryunder a milePharmacyHanborough Pharmacyunder a mileDentist70B Main Roadunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryFreeland Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 131 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHanborough Manor CofE Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBartholomew Schoolages 11-18, 1,390 pupils2.1 miCollegeActivate Learning7.1 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN44 miRailway stationHanboroughLong Hanborough1.4 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre7.0 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX8 postcode district.
