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Bayworth

Bayworth is a village in Oxfordshire, England. It has one school, seven bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Radley, 3 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bayworth 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

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 11° · 44% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:29

12h 56m 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

3 reported · July 2026

  • Public order1
  • Vehicle crime1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

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

38 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 34 rated 4–5 ★ (28 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Radley (3.5 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Radley (3.5 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: 165.9p · ESSO (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (4.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

74 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Boundary House (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools44
  • Sports pitches52
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 10 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

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

Oxford West and Abingdon

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • 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

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

26 jobs advertised · £32,514 avg

e.g. IT Support & Infrastructure Engineer, End of Tenancy House Cleaners, Professional House Cleaner

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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Solar 14% · Gas 11% · Biomass 11%

62 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Oxford West and Abingdon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Bayworth · 0.0 km

    Bayworth is a hamlet in the civil parish of Sunningwell about 3 miles (5 km) south of Oxford, England. Bayworth was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire.

  • Midvale Ridge · 0.4 km

    The Midvale Ridge is a natural region in South Central England formed by a band of low-lying limestone hills that run from southwest to northeast, from Swindon to the Vale of Aylesbury. It has been designated as Natio…

  • Chandlings · 0.6 km

    Chandlings, or Chandlings Prep School, known until 2007 as Chandlings Manor School, is an independent co-educational preparatory school at Bagley Wood near Kennington, a village south of Oxford.

  • Sunningwell · 0.8 km

    Sunningwell is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (6 km) south of Oxford, England. The parish includes the village of Bayworth and the eastern part of Boars Hill. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1…

  • Sugworth · 1.2 km

    Sugworth is a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Abingdon-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

  • Boars Hill · 1.4 km

    Boars Hill is a hamlet 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Oxford, straddling the boundary between the civil parishes of Sunningwell and Wootton. It consists of about 360 dwellings spread over an area of nearly two square mil…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bayworth?
Bayworth is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
How deprived is Bayworth?
The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes Bayworth, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.