Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:46 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:08 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,033 residentsin the Berinsfield & Wittenham census areaMedian age 47.73,312 households72% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,049 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C637 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November54 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)
Nearby landmarksLittle Wittenham Bridgebridge · under a mileDay's Lockbridge · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileSinodun Hillshills · 1.3 miSouth Moreton Castlecastle · 3.5 miNuneham Househistoric site · 3.2 miBrightwell Barrowhill · 1.2 miBenson lockhistoric site · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMinchin Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haBodkin Sports Fieldsports ground · 1.0 miMarsh Baldon Greenpark · 3.5 mi · 7 haKine Croftpark · 3.5 mi · 3 haSmallbone Recreation Parkpark · 3.5 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 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband75% 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)3,748 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 123 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWallingford Community Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryBerinsfield Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyBerinsfield Pharmacy1.8 miDentist204 Fane Drive (Dental Surgery)1.6 miPolice stationCivil Nuclear ConstabularyAbingdon2.2 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Berinsfield1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools6 primaryPrimaryDorchester St Birinus Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 76 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLong Wittenham (Church of England) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWallingford Schoolages 11-18, 1,507 pupils3.3 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College5.3 miUniversityOxford Brookes University8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR33 miRailway stationCulham2.5 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre8.7 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWallingford3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX14 postcode district.
