Chalgrove
Chalgrove is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 2,830. Local facilities include 1 GP clinic and 1 pharmacy, with 7 bus stops. There were around 11 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 Chalgrove area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 149,082 residents at roughly 220 people per km².
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 56th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% 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
20°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 10° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:32
13h 3m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 82% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
Neighbourhood team: Wheatley and Chalgrove · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social Behaviour (ASB) in Wheatley High Street
- Neighbourhood Crime (Theft from Motor Vehicles)
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
142 reported road collisions (2024)
53 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 12 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Culham (11.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£474,283 average▲ 5.2% YoY
Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,392 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,034
- 2 bed £1,282
- 3 bed £1,602
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
10.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (10.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Asda (9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Hatch Ride LTD (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches8
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
149,082 residents in South Oxfordshire · 220/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 302 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,598 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,120)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
85 schools · 25,829 pupils
57 primary · 9 secondary · 19 other
Ofsted: 22 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
72inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Gillotts SchoolOutstanding
- Langtree SchoolGood
- Lord Williams's SchoolGood
- Maiden Erlegh Chiltern EdgeGood
- Didcot Girls' School
- Icknield Community College
- St Birinus School
- Wallingford School
- Wheatley Park School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South 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
- 40 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
360 applications decided
92.5% granted · 333 granted, 27 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat
Henley and Thame
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 3
- Con 1
- LD 20
- Grn 8
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
47 jobs advertised · £34,123 avg
e.g. Health & Safety Lead, Class 1 Driver, Warehouse Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£935 median full-time weekly pay
1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£35,652 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 67,091 certificates
9.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
64% low-carbon electricity
Solar 28% · Wind 26% · Gas 20% · Imports 17%
93 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- 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 Henley and Thame:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership682 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership386 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases299 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s289 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office263 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Chalgrove · 0.0 km
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Brightwell Baldwin · 2.0 kmBrightwell Baldwin is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) northeast of Wallingford. It was historically in the Hundred of Ewelme and is now in the District of South Oxfordshire. The 201…
- Easington, South Oxfordshire · 2.3 km
Easington is a small village in the civil parish of Cuxham with Easington, in the South Oxfordshire districtof Oxfordshire, England. It is about 5.5 miles (9 km) north of Wallingford and about 6 miles (10 km) south of…
Henley (constituency) · 2.5 kmHenley was a constituency in Oxfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 2008 to 2024 by John Howell, a Member of Parliament from the Conservative Party.
South Oxfordshire · 2.5 kmSouth Oxfordshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Oxfordshire, England. Its council is temporarily based outside the district at Abingdon-on-Thames pending a planned move to Didcot, the dist…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chalgrove?
- Chalgrove is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Chalgrove?
- Chalgrove has an approximate settlement population of 2,830.
- How deprived is Chalgrove?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Chalgrove, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.