Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:09 am – 3:57 pm
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People11,764 residentsin the Radley, Wootton & Marcham census areaMedian age 39.84,189 households69% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright13% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,441 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: education 16%, public administration and defence 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 45% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C675 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesAbbey Gardenspark · 1.8 mi · 9 haOld Berkeley Golf Coursepark · 2.6 mi · 18 haMarsh Baldon Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 7 haWhite Horse Leisure and Tennis Centresports ground · 1.3 mi · 6 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 202524 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 7.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,237 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAbingdon Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryLong Furlong Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistUnit 8 (Peachcroft Orthodontics)1.1 miPolice stationCivil Nuclear Police AuthorityAbingdon2.2 miCash machineHighway Stops - Vineyard (BP)2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialPrimaryRadley Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileIndependentRadley Collegeages 13-18, 769 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFitzharrys Schoolages 11-18, 906 pupils1.9 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College2.0 miUniversityOxford Brookes University4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationRadleyunder a mileBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre4.6 miBus stops22 within a mileCar parkApcoaRadleyunder a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationAbingdon1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX14 postcode district.
