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Ascott-under-Wychwood

Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 560. There are 3 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Ascott-under-Wychwood, 0.4 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly other crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ascott-under-Wychwood area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 114,236 residents at roughly 160 people per km².

Council
West Oxfordshire
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Police force
Thames Valley
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 10th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% of them.

Low crime94
Home affordability30
Affordable rents38
Good schools87
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation95
Employment96
Low council tax18

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°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:28

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Chipping Norton · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Vehicle related anti-social behaviour – No specific location at this time. Youth related anti-social behaviour- Back Alley area.
  • Stores within the town centre seeing increase in shop lifting

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

Road safety

128 reported road collisions (2024)

34 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

22 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ascott-under-Wychwood (0.1 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ascott-Under-Wychwood (0.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£416,425 average 1.5% YoY

Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£655,215
Semi-detached£410,068
Terraced£335,070
Flat£211,622

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,293 average monthly rent

  • 1 bed £946
  • 2 bed £1,197
  • 3 bed £1,503

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

Affordability

9.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.9 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Valero (10.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

2 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 11 kW
  • Nearest: The Kingham Plough (6.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

114,236 residents in West Oxfordshire · 160/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 301 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (33% of 53,980)

A £1,711
B £1,997
C £2,282
D £2,567
E £3,137
F £3,708
G £4,278
H £5,134

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

Schools

65 schools · 18,635 pupils

49 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Bartholomew SchoolOutstanding
  • Carterton Community CollegeGood
  • Burford School
  • Chipping Norton School
  • The Henry Box School
  • The Marlborough Church of England School
  • Wood Green School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Oxfordshire

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

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

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

Planning decisions

272 applications decided

95.2% granted · 259 granted, 13 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 / Labour / Green coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 16
  • LD 20
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £33,733 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist, IT Support & Infrastructure Engineer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,992 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 56,152 certificates

9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

16% low-carbon electricity

Imports 43% · Gas 41% · Wind 9% · Biomass 6%

199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 83 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.9
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.9
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in OX7

  • Chipping Norton Health Centre
  • Wychwood Surgery
  • The Charlbury 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

  • Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station · 0.0 km

    Ascott-under-Wychwood railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire, England. It is on the Cotswold Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Grea…

  • Ascot d'Oilly Castle · 0.4 km

    Ascot d'Oilly Castle is situated north of the village of Ascott-under-Wychwood in north west Oxfordshire. The site is a scheduled ancient monument. It was named after Roger d'Oilly who was granted the land by William…

  • Ascott Earl · 0.5 km

    Ascott Earl is a village in Oxfordshire, England. There are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle beside the river Evenlode.

  • Ascott-under-Wychwood · 0.5 km

    Ascott-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, in the Evenlode valley about 4.5 miles (7 km) south of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recor…

  • Milton-under-Wychwood · 0.5 km

    Milton-under-Wychwood is an English village and civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Burford, just off the A361 road between Burfo…

  • Ascott Earl Castle · 0.6 km

    Ascott Earl Castle was a castle in the village of Ascott Earl, Oxfordshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ascott-under-Wychwood?
Ascott-under-Wychwood is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the West Oxfordshire local authority.
What is the population of Ascott-under-Wychwood?
Ascott-under-Wychwood has an approximate settlement population of 560.
How deprived is Ascott-under-Wychwood?
The West Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Ascott-under-Wychwood, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.