Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
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People6,154 residentsin the Wolvercote & Cutteslowe census areaMedian age 45.22,602 households65% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright14% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,914 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: education 27%, health and social work 14%, professional and scientific services 12%Getting to work: 54% work from home, 25% go by car, 8% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages64% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C673 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesWolvercote Commonpark · under a mile · 154 haWolvercote Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haGoose Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haNorth Oxford Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 31 haWadnham College Sports Groundplaying field · under a mile · 16 haAlexandra Courtsplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200037 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202520 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 9.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband84% 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)3,156 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Radcliffe Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryCutteslowe Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 7 independent, 1 special, 1 otherIndependentd'Overbroeck'sages 11-19, 615 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWolvercote Primary Schoolages 3-11, 338 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Cherwell Schoolages 11-18, 2,023 pupilsunder a mileCollegeActivate Learning2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN39 miRailway stationOxford Parkway1.4 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre2.1 miBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX2 postcode district.
