Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:46 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:11 am – 3:57 pm
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People10,194 residentsin the Shipston-on-Stour & Brailes census areaMedian age 51.64,699 households70% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,865 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%, professional and scientific services 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 7% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C735 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November55 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBarton Hillhill · under a mileSouth Hillhill · 1.2 miRushy Bottomvalley · 1.4 miLynch Grovewoodland · under a mileStretch Poollake · 3.8 miBarton Far Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNethercote Meadowpark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 2.4 miBlenheim Meadowpark · 3.5 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes45 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 3.4 · PM2.5 6.1 · 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
Broadband95% 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)5,106 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 137 to 212 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cotswolds Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryMann Cottage Surgery3.8 miPharmacyBoots3.8 miDentist28 New Street [Dental Practice]3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentKitebrook Preparatory Schoolages 3-13, 343 pupils1.2 miSecondaryChipping Norton Schoolages 11-18, 1,035 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX34 miRailway stationMoreton-in-Marsh3.7 miBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre14 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the GL56 postcode district.
