Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:47 am – 9:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:10 am – 3:57 pm
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People6,543 residentsin the Leafield, Minster Lovell & Duckington census areaMedian age 49.72,719 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,377 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksMinster Lovell Hall and Dovecotehistoric site · 3.2 miMinster Lovell Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miClaywell Hillhill · 1.7 miLew Gorsewoodland · under a mileRickless Hillhill · 2.2 miDitcham Woodwoodland · under a mileConeygar Pondpond · 1.8 miWidford Waterlake · 4.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWitney Lake and Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 20 haKilkenny Lane Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 21 haCountry Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 10 haWindrush Place Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 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 202530 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband97% 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)3,046 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 106 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWitney Community Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryBampton Surgery1.8 miPharmacyBampton Health Care LTD1.8 miDentistBrize Norton Dental Centre2.1 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Carterton Police Station2.7 miCash machineBrize Norton Service Station, Brize1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBampton CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 189 pupils1.6 miPrimaryBrize Norton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 132 pupils1.6 miSecondaryThe Henry Box Schoolages 11-18, 1,027 pupils2.8 miCollegeActivate Learning11.5 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX49 miRailway stationFinstock7.4 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre12 miBus stops2 within a mileCar parkWohr Parking SystemsAston2.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationCarterton2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX18 postcode district.
