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 – 3:58 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C690 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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)
Parks and green spacesKilkenny Lane Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 21 haQueen Mother's Gardenpark · 3.6 miFolly Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200039 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryBampton Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBampton Health Care LTDunder a mileDentistBrize Norton Dental Centre3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryClanfield CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 97 pupils1.2 miPrimaryBampton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 189 pupils1.2 miSecondaryCarterton Community Collegeages 11-18, 774 pupils3.7 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College12.0 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR50 miRailway stationFinstock10 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre13 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX18 postcode district.
