Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:46 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:10 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,543 residentsin the Leafield, Minster Lovell & Duckington census areaMedian age 49.72,719 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,377 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C814 mm of rain a year, 25 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksRidge Poollake · 1.8 miHatching Hillhill · under a mileLake Superiorlake · 2.1 miWychwood Forestforest · 1.7 miFiveash Bottomvalley · under a mileWhitley Hillhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenspark · under a mileDelly Greenpark · 2.4 miThe Wild Gardenpark · 3.1 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200031 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202528 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 129 to 192 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWychwood Surgery3.2 miPharmacyWychwood Pharmacy3.2 miDentistCharlbury Dental Surgery3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLeafield Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 78 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWood Green Schoolages 11-18, 1,335 pupils4.1 miCollegeActivate Learning13.1 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX44 miRailway stationAscott-under-Wychwood2.4 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre13 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX8 postcode district.
