Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:09 am – 3:57 pm
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People5,930 residentsin the Eynsham & Stanton Harcourt census areaMedian age 47.12,539 households66% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,946 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: education 15%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle59% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C686 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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 spacesWitney Lake and Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haWolvercote Commonpark · 4.5 mi · 154 haCountry Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 10 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 200038 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,767 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryEynsham Medical Group2.4 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Eynsham2.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Eynsham Police Station2.4 miCash machineBarclays ATMOxfordshire2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStanton Harcourt CofE Primary Schoolages 2-11, 105 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStandlake Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 102 pupils2.0 miSecondaryBartholomew Schoolages 11-18, 1,390 pupils2.3 miCollegeActivate Learning5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR44 miRailway stationOxford5.3 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre5.6 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWitney4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX8 postcode district.
