Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:44 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:11 am – 3:55 pm
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People7,343 residentsin the Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe census areaMedian age 49.23,122 households76% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,528 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C693 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November62 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksWroxton Abbeyhistoric site · 1.5 miBanbury Crosshistoric site · 1.9 miWelshcroft Hillhill · under a mileClaydon Hillhill · 1.0 miLake Spinneylake · 3.1 miPadsdon Bottomvalley · 1.5 miTanners Poollake · 3.6 miGrimsbury Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Bretchpark · under a mile · 3 haPrincess Diana Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haBrowning Road Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 3 haWoodgreen Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes42 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202520 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,249 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHorton General Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryPml Neighbourhood Hub (Banbury)4 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyPeak Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistBloxham Dental @ Banbury1.9 miPolice stationBanbury Police Station2.0 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Queensway, Mewburn Road1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools9 primary, 5 secondary, 2 independent, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryBishop Carpenter Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 98 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banburyages 3-11, 197 pupils1.2 miSecondaryNorth Oxfordshire Academyages 11-19, 1,004 pupils1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX32 miRailway stationBanbury2.5 miBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre2.3 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkAPCOABanbury2.0 miEV chargingShell RechargeBanbury2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX15 postcode district.
