Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:47 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:10 am – 3:57 pm
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People7,308 residentsin the Bampton, Clanfield & Standlake census areaMedian age 48.13,030 households74% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,610 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 5% walk or cycle52% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C678 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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)
Nearby landmarksNewbridge, River Thameshistoric site · 2.0 miKingston Bagpuize House and Gardenhistoric site · 3.3 miHarrowdown Hillhill · 1.3 miWillow Poollake · 3.2 miStoneacres Lakelake · 3.3 miNew Bridgebridge · 2.0 miShifford Lock Cutdock · under a mileRickless Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWitney Lake and Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haCountry Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 10 haLangel Commonpark · 4.9 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200040 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost 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 6.5 · 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
Broadband86% 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)3,300 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation65 m213 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryBampton Surgery3.8 miPharmacyBampton Health Care LTD3.8 miDentistChurch Green Dental Practice4.8 miPolice stationWitney Police Station5.1 miCash machineBP - Buckland SF Connect, Buckland2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryLongworth Primary Schoolages 5-11, 82 pupils1.9 miPrimaryStandlake Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Henry Box Schoolages 11-18, 1,027 pupils4.7 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR46 miRailway stationHanboroughLong Hanborough8.6 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre9.0 miCar parkWohr Parking SystemsAston2.2 miEV chargingGridserveBuckland3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX8 postcode district.
