Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNewbury Street Practice4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 specialSecondaryKing Alfred'sages 11-18, 1,708 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWantage Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 435 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStockham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAbingdon and Witney College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR42 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway8.0 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth11 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX12 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:47 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:09 am – 3:58 pm
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People10,067 residentsin the Wantage Town census areaMedian age 43.84,467 households69% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright15% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,199 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle48% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C730 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksChain Hillhill · under a mileLark Hillhill · under a mileArdington Brookriver · 1.8 miWarborough Bottomvalley · 1.8 miButterbush Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miRidgeway Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBetjeman Millennium Parkpark · under a mileMemorial Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haThe Greenpark · 1.6 miLetcombe Fields Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,097 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 130 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
