Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:47 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:09 am – 3:58 pm
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People9,126 residentsin the Grove census areaMedian age 38.23,817 households73% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,759 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C703 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksCrab Hillhill · 1.1 miArdington Brookriver · 2.2 miLark Hillhill · 1.9 miGrovewoodland · under a mileStanford Park Islandisland · 3.1 miLain's Rowwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileBetjeman Millennium Parkpark · 1.7 miGrove Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 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 200047 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,606 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryNewbury Street Practice4 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBretts Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCherrytree Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 specialPrimaryGrove Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupilsright herePrimaryMillbrook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 482 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughSt Johns CofE Academyages 2-16, 327 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAbingdon and Witney College7.3 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR42 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway7.6 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre12 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX12 postcode district.
