Carterton
Carterton is a town in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 15,680. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, around 19 restaurants and cafés, and 23 bus stops. The average sold house price is around £352,514, and there were around 77 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carterton 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 10th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% of them.
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°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 16° · 82% rain
- Tomorrow: 23° / 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
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Crime
89 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences36
- Criminal damage & arson14
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Public order6
6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Carterton, Bampton and Burford · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- We have been informed of anti social driving in the town centre, next to the football club and on Monahan Way in Carterton. Loud Exhausts…
- We have been informed by the public about Youth Persons causing issues on the recreational grounds. We have ben told about shopliftings,…
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
80 food businesses within 2 miles
- 74 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 32 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shipton (11.9 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£416,425 average▼ 1.5% YoY
Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-06
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: 164.7p · Asda (0.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (0.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Black Bourton Road Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches20
- Playgrounds14
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)
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
- 7 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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens31
- Restaurants & cafés21
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,600 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
195 jobs advertised · £41,900 avg
e.g. Mechanical Maintenance Engineer, Become a Maths Tutor in Carterton – Flexible & Remote, Cleaner
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
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 53% · Imports 37% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%
236 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witney:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership2,234 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership404 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset384 local signatures · 30,175 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Carterton Town Hall · 0.2 kmCarterton Town Hall is a municipal building in Alvescot Road in Carterton, Oxfordshire, a town in England. It accommodates the offices and meeting place of Carterton Town Council.
Carterton, Oxfordshire · 0.3 kmCarterton is a town in West Oxfordshire district in the county of Oxfordshire, England and is 4 miles (6.4 km) south-west of Witney. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 15,769. The current population a…
- Carterton Community College · 0.6 km
Carterton Community College is a coeducational secondary school located in Carterton in the English county of Oxfordshire.
Royal Air Force Football Association · 1.2 kmThe Royal Air Force Football Association, also known as the RAF FA, is the governing body of football within the Royal Air Force.
RAF Brize Norton · 1.2 kmRAF Brize Norton is the largest station of the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom. It is located in Oxfordshire, approximately 75 mi (121 km) west-northwest of London, near the village of Brize Norton and the towns…
- Alvescot Meadows · 1.9 km
Alvescot Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest just under 3 hectares in size near Alvescot in Oxfordshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carterton?
- Carterton is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the West Oxfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Carterton?
- Carterton has an approximate settlement population of 15,680.
- How deprived is Carterton?
- The West Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Carterton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.