Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:47 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:08 am – 3:57 pm
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People13,914 residentsin the South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury census areaMedian age 39.35,683 households67% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 7,124 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C646 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November50 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesSmallbone Recreation Parkpark · 2.0 miEdmonds Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 7 haEast Hagbourne Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 miThe Didcot Wavesports ground · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 3.2 miMillennium Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,193 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDidcot Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryBlewbury Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyDidcot Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDidcot Hospital1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 4 secondaryPrimaryHagbourne Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBlewbury Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupils1.2 miSecondaryUTC Oxfordshireages 14-19, 316 pupils1.7 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College7.1 miUniversityOxford Brookes University12.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR35 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway2.4 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth5.7 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX11 postcode district.
