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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:47 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:08 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,914 residentsin the South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury census areaMedian age 39.35,683 households67% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright15% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 7,124 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, education 11%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages48% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHagbourne Hillhill · 1.5 miQuab Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Moatwater · 2.0 miChilton Pondpond · 2.1 miAndersey Islandisland · 4.4 miPicked Common Rowwoodland · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.4 miSmallbone Recreation Parkpark · 1.7 miBoundary Parksports ground · under a mile · 8 haEdmonds Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haThe Squire Barrett Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miSouthern Town Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 4 haSource: 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 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 7.4 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,193 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDidcot Hospital1.3 miGP surgeryWoodlands Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistYour Dentist Didcotunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryHarwell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUTC Oxfordshireages 14-19, 316 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAureus Schoolages 11-16, 531 pupilsunder a mileCollegeAbingdon and Witney College5.5 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway2.1 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth7.6 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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