Local servicesHospitalThe Foscote Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryWoodlands Surgery2.0 miPharmacyMiddleton Cheney Pharmacyright hereDentistBridge Street Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMiddleton Cheney Primary Academyages 4-11, 322 pupilsright hereSecondaryChenderit Schoolages 11-18, 1,104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChacombe CEVA Primary Academyages 4-11, 99 pupils1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Buckingham13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX33 miRailway stationBanbury2.5 miBus stationBus StationBanbury Town Centre2.5 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:44 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:11 am – 3:55 pm
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People8,012 residentsin the Middleton Cheney & Chipping Warden census areaMedian age 48.83,317 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,065 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C748 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileCherwell Edge Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 48 haSpiceball Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 19 haGrimsbury Square Gardenspark · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes43 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202516 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,428 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation137 m449 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
