Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:08 am – 3:56 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°C659 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 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)
Parks and green spacesMarsh Baldon Greenpark · under a mile · 7 haGillians Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haFry's Hill Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haBlackbird Leys Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 10 haSource: 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 200044 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202523 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
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
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChurchill Hospital Oxford2.9 miGP surgeryThe Leys Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyThe Leys Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistThe Leys Health Centre1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 3 specialPrimaryMarsh Baldon CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWindale Primary Schoolages 2-11, 196 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Oxford Academyages 11-19, 1,062 pupils2.3 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College4.3 miUniversityOxford Brookes University4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR35 miRailway stationRadley2.3 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre5.2 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX44 postcode district.
