Blackthorn

22°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 25° / 16° · 50% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:23

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

22 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Other crime7
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Bicester Rural · Thames Valley

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

212 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 13.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

15 food businesses within 2 miles

• 15 rated 4–5 ★ (11 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bicester Village (4.4 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£353,632 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Cherwell · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,294 average monthly rent▲ 1.4% YoY

• 1 bed £967
• 2 bed £1,208
• 3 bed £1,458

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

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (5.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (5.4 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Launton (3.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Planning Committee to consider council's proposed response to Site A application· 11 Sept 2026
• A statement from Cherwell District Council's leader on Local Government Reorganisation announcement· 7 Sept 2026
• Residents encouraged to attend flood preparation event· 1 Sept 2026
• Council leader writes to government for action on fridge freezer recycling· 28 Aug 2026
• Leader welcomes completion of Kidlington waste site clearance· 27 Aug 2026

Source: Cherwell Council

161,012 residents in Cherwell · 274/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 220 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 72,260)

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

74 schools · 24,283 pupils

53 primary · 9 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cherwell

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

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

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

234 applications decided

87.2% granted · 204 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

• Lab 8
• Con 8
• LD 21
• Grn 4
• Ref 6
• Oth 1

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

22 jobs advertised · £34,864 avg

e.g. IT Support & Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Residential End of Lease Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

£784 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)

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

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 75,407 certificates

9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 62% · Wind 13% · Imports 9% · Biomass 8%

256 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership953 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership426 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office263 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test248 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Blackthorn, Oxfordshire · 0.0 km

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  Blackthorn railway station · 1.1 km

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  Arncott Bridge Meadows · 1.5 km

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  Ambrosden · 1.6 km

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  Arncott · 2.2 km

  Arncott or Arncot is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 1,738.

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  HM Prison Bullingdon · 2.2 km

  HM Prison and Young Offenders Institute Bullingdon is a prison in Oxfordshire, England. It is a public sector prison operated by HM Prison and Probation Service.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)