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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX12 postcode district.

County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:47 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:09 am – 3:58 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,853 residentsin the Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington census areaMedian age 43.25,634 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright15% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 7,043 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 12%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle34% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 1°C731 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November47 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°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 10°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 landmarksSegsbury Hill Forthistoric site · 2.8 miWindmill Hillhill · under a mileSeven Acre Hillhill · 1.6 miClarnhill Brakewoodland · under a mileWhite Horse Hill, Uffingtonhistoric site · 4.2 miStanford Park Islandisland · 3.2 miPigtrough Bottomvalley · 2.2 miFox Brakewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBetjeman Millennium Parkpark · 1.8 miThe Greenpark · 2.5 miStockham Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: 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 200048 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,604 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWantage Community Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryNewbury Street Practice2.0 miPharmacyCleggs Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles2.0 miDentistPortway House Dental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationThames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station4.1 miCash machineMidcounties Co-Op Stanford in the Vale3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 specialPrimaryThe Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Nicholas CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 121 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Alfred'sages 11-18, 1,708 pupils1.9 miCollegeAbingdon and Witney College10.0 miUniversityUniversity of Oxford14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR44 miRailway stationDidcot Parkway9.9 miBus stationThe Four PointsAldworth13 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkLimborough Road Car ParkWantage2.0 miEV chargingGridserveBuckland5.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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