Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:46 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
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People8,011 residentsin the Benson & Crowmarsh Gifford census areaMedian age 38.92,879 households62% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright9% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,167 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 21%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 40% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C678 mm of rain a year, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesKine Croftpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haCholsey Meadows Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haRiverside Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haCow Commonpark · 3.6 mi · 23 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202031 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,510 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWallingford Community Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryWallingford Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Cholsey2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistLawrence & Pinkerton Limited1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 3 independentIndependentThe Treehouse Schoolages 5-11, 12 pupils1.2 miPrimaryCholsey Primary Schoolages 5-11, 332 pupils1.4 miSecondaryWallingford Schoolages 11-18, 1,507 pupils2.2 miCollegeThe Henley College9.6 miUniversityUniversity of Reading11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR29 miRailway stationCholsey1.5 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth5.8 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX10 postcode district.
