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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX6 postcode district.

County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:45 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:10 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,463 residentsin the Deddington, Steeple Aston & Heyfords census areaMedian age 43.63,852 households69% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,917 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November52 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksRousham House and Gardenshistoric site · under a mileUpper Heyford Heritagehistoric site · 1.6 miMiddleton Stoney Castlecastle · 2.8 miTrow Poollake · 3.5 miSteep Hillhill · 2.1 miFox Hillhill · 2.7 miMill Streamriver · 3.3 miRaspberry Brakewoodland · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileLower Heyford Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBucknell Playing Fieldpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200028 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202516 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband72% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,583 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 70 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBicester Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryMinerva Clinical Services1.6 miPharmacyMinerva Clinical Services1.6 miDentistNew Street4.4 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Woodstock Police Station5.6 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Deddington4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryDr Radcliffe's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils1.2 miAll-throughHeyford Park Schoolages 3-19, 700 pupils1.7 miCollegeRuskin College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN39 miRailway stationHeyfordLower Heyfordunder a mileBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre10 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWoodstock4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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