Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:45 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
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People5,896 residentsin the Beckley & Horspath census areaMedian age 47.12,412 households75% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 2,979 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, education 15%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 46% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle68% 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 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C655 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesShotover Country Parkpark · under a mile · 123 haOxford Sports Parksports ground · under a mile · 16 haSouthfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 55 haGillians Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haBalfour Road Gardenpark · 1.6 miBroad Oak Nature Parkplaying field · 1.0 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 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202520 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 8.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband57% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,400 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChurchill Hospital Oxford1.6 miGP surgerySt Bartholomew & Hollow Way Medical Practice (Ivy Close)6 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyThe Leys Pharmacy Wood Farm9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistThe Leys Health Centre1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools16 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 5 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryHorspath Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 141 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Francis Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 211 pupils1.1 miSecondaryOxford Spires Academyages 11-19, 1,351 pupils1.9 miCollegeRuskin College2.5 miUniversityOxford Brookes University2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN36 miRailway stationOxford4.2 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre3.9 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX33 postcode district.
