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Appleton

Appleton is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 915. There are 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Oxford, 7.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Appleton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Vale of White Horse area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 138,913 residents at roughly 240 people per km².

Council
Vale of White Horse
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon
Police force
Thames Valley
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 20th of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime94
Home affordability41
Affordable rents51
Good schools56
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation96
Employment92
Low council tax17

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 13° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:22

12h 44m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Abingdon Outer · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Botley and the surrounding villages
  • Retail theft and financial scams in Botley and surrounding villages

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

Road safety

135 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

16 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 16 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Oxford (7.8 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oxford (7.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£414,441 average 6.3% YoY

Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-06

Detached£672,548
Semi-detached£404,362
Terraced£326,204
Flat£208,029

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,343 average monthly rent 1.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £981
  • 2 bed £1,222
  • 3 bed £1,493

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

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · ESSO (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (6.2 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

24 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Frilford Heath Golf Club (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches6
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

138,913 residents in Vale of White Horse · 240/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 305 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,577 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 64,770)

A £1,718
B £2,005
C £2,291
D £2,577
E £3,150
F £3,723
G £4,296
H £5,155

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

Schools

73 schools · 24,091 pupils

50 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Faringdon Community CollegeGood
  • King Alfred'sGood
  • UTC OxfordshireGood
  • Aureus School
  • Fitzharrys School
  • John Mason School
  • Larkmead School
  • Matthew Arnold School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Vale of White Horse

Care & health services

676 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes149
  • GP practices110
  • Dentists167
  • Homecare agencies172
  • Hospitals & hospices16

CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Oxfordshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Appleton Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

259 applications decided

95.8% granted · 248 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat

Witney

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 1
  • LD 31
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

41 jobs advertised · £32,720 avg

e.g. End of Tenancy Cleaners Wanted, Online Chinese Tutor - Part Time, Become a Computer science Tutor in Appleton (Oxfordshire) – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£827 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,081 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

56% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 70,187 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

70% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Gas 20% · Biomass 14% · Imports 9%

100 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in OX13

  • Abingdon Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witney:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Appleton Manor · 0.1 km

    Appleton Manor is a manor house in Appleton, Oxfordshire, England. Dating from around 1200, it is among the oldest inhabited manor houses in England, described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as "an amazing survival". It is a…

  • Appleton, Oxfordshire · 0.1 km

    Appleton is a village in the civil parish of Appleton-with-Eaton, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Abingdon. Appleton was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 Ce…

  • Besselsleigh · 0.7 km

    Besselsleigh or Bessels Leigh is an English village and civil parish about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) southwest of Oxford. Besselsleigh was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The…

  • Appleton-with-Eaton · 1.0 km

    Appleton-with-Eaton is a civil parish in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England, south west of Oxford. Historically it was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordsh…

  • Parklands Campus · 1.1 km

    Parklands Campus was an independent non-maintained residential special school for boys and girls aged 11 to 19, near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. It closed in 2016, and has since this date been vacant. In 2018, M…

  • Northmoor Lock · 1.3 km

    Northmoor Lock is a lock on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England, on the northern bank about a mile from Northmoor.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Appleton?
Appleton is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
What is the population of Appleton?
Appleton has an approximate settlement population of 915.
How deprived is Appleton?
The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes Appleton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.