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Oakley (Buckinghamshire)

Oakley (Buckinghamshire) is a town or village in Buckinghamshire, England. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Oakley (Buckinghamshire) area — all from official UK open data.

The wider council area has around 553,079 residents at roughly 353 people per km².

Council
Buckinghamshire
County
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham
Police force
Thames Valley
52/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 138th of 294 English council areas — better than 53% of them.

Low crime79
Home affordability16
Affordable rents24
Good schools39
Life expectancy87
Employment57
Low council tax26

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 90% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

21°CCloudy

  • Today: 23° / 11° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:28

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 80% YoY

  • Vehicle crime1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Haddenham and Long Crendon · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Burglary Dwellings around Haddenham and surrounding areas has again been voted as a priority in the May 2026 community survey.
  • Speeding covering all parishes was voted again as a priority in the May 2026 community survey. Areas of concern are listed below; Oxford…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

607 reported road collisions (2024)

106 killed or seriously injured · 765 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

16 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Haddenham & Thame Parkway (9.8 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£490,508 average 4.3% YoY

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-06

Detached£875,480
Semi-detached£482,969
Terraced£385,998
Flat£241,795

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,474 average monthly rent 4.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,035
  • 2 bed £1,310
  • 3 bed £1,602

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.3 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (11.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (11.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Chilton Business Centre (4.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Council tax

£2,527 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 238,540)

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,527
E £3,088
F £3,650
G £4,211
H £5,053

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

274 schools · 97,646 pupils

182 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other

Ofsted: 80 of 93 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

235inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Aylesbury Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Aylesbury High SchoolOutstanding
  • Beaconsfield High SchoolOutstanding
  • Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Dr Challoner's High SchoolOutstanding
  • John Hampden Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Waddesdon Church of England SchoolOutstanding
  • Wycombe High SchoolOutstanding
  • Buckingham SchoolGood
  • E-Act Bourne End AcademyGood
  • Princes Risborough SchoolGood
  • Royal Latin SchoolGood
  • The Chalfonts Community CollegeGood
  • The Grange SchoolGood
  • The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeGood
  • Aylesbury UTCRequires improvement
  • Sir William Ramsay SchoolInadequate
  • Amersham School
  • Burnham Grammar School
  • Chesham Grammar School
  • Chiltern Hills Academy
  • Cressex Community School
  • Great Marlow School
  • Holmer Green Senior School
  • John Colet School
  • Pioneer Secondary Academy
  • Sir Thomas Fremantle School
  • The Beaconsfield School
  • The Cottesloe School
  • The Highcrest Academy
  • The Kingsbrook School
  • The Mandeville School
  • The Misbourne School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire

Care & health services

563 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes134
  • GP practices89
  • Dentists155
  • Homecare agencies134
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

1,132 applications decided

86.9% granted · 984 granted, 148 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Greg Smith

Conservative

Mid Buckinghamshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 3
  • Con 50
  • LD 26
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

33,545 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£836 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,111 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

59% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 90,273 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

92% low-carbon electricity

Wind 46% · Solar 28% · Nuclear 16% · Gas 8%

33 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 66.9 women · 65.3 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Buckinghamshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

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  • Honeyburge · 2.0 km

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  • RAF Oakley · 2.2 km

    RAF Oakley is a former Royal Air Force satellite station between Oakley and Worminghall, Buckinghamshire, England. It was located in a flat, damp wooded area.

  • Bernwood Forest · 2.3 km

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  • Brill, Buckinghamshire · 2.5 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)