Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
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People10,482 residentsin the Cowley South & Iffley census areaMedian age 37.53,864 households57% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright13% social rented, 29% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,499 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: education 19%, health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 29% go by car, 14% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle83% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 76%5% 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°C664 mm of rain a year, 16 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 spacesFlorence Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haRivermead Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haLongbridges Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 10 haSouthfield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haCowley Marshplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSandy Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202522 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 9.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband89% 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)4,266 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChurchill Hospital Oxfordunder a mileGP surgeryDonnington Medical Partnership20 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTruwell Pharmacy15 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistNagi And Rattan Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi38 schools20 primary, 4 secondary, 6 independent, 4 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryRose Hill Primary Schoolages 3-11, 268 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Cowley St James Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGreyfriars Catholic Schoolages 11-19, 669 pupilsunder a mileCollegeActivate Learning2.2 miUniversityOxford Brookes University1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationOxford2.5 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre2.3 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX4 postcode district.
