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Charlton-on-Otmoor

Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 449. There are two bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Islip, located 3.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Charlton-on-Otmoor area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cherwell area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 161,012 residents at roughly 274 people per km².

Council
Cherwell
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley
Police force
Thames Valley
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 103rd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Low crime60
Home affordability35
Affordable rents33
Good schools62
Life expectancy82
Low deprivation69
Employment82
Low council tax16

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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:26

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Kidlington · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Dealing and Drug Misuse Following a public consultation and online survey during August 2026, the community has identified drug deal…
  • E-Scooters/E-Bikes Following a public consultation and online survey during August 2026, the community has identified concerns relating t…

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

3 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Islip (3.8 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Islip (3.9 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£353,632 average 3.8% YoY

Across Cherwell · to 2026-06

Detached£572,119
Semi-detached£352,990
Terraced£290,654
Flat£170,071

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (7.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Shell Layby (3.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

161,012 residents in Cherwell · 274/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,722
B £2,009
C £2,296
D £2,583
E £3,157
F £3,731
G £4,305
H £5,166

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormGood
  • Gosford Hill SchoolGood
  • The Bicester SchoolGood
  • The Warriner SchoolGood
  • Whitelands AcademyGood
  • Futures Institute Banbury
  • North Oxfordshire Academy
  • The Cooper School
  • Wykham Park

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cherwell

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

  • In a conservation area (Charlton-on-Otmoor)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 33 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

234 applications decided

87.2% granted · 204 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure 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 / Green / Independent coalition

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised · £33,733 avg

e.g. Professional House Cleaner, Technical Support Specialist, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Imports 39% · Biomass 6% · Solar 4%

214 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Charlton-on-Otmoor · 0.2 km

    Charlton-on-Otmoor is a village and civil parish about 9 miles (14 km) NE of Oxford and 6 miles (10 km) SW of Bicester in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The village, one of the seven "to…

  • Oddington, Oxfordshire · 1.2 km

    Oddington is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England. The village is close to the River Ray on the northern edge of Otmoor. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's popul…

  • Fencott · 1.2 km

    Fencott is a hamlet between the River Ray and Otmoor in the civil parish of Fencott and Murcott, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.

  • Fencott and Murcott · 1.3 km

    Fencott and Murcott is a civil parish about 4 miles (6 km) south of Bicester in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. The parish is bounded on the north and west by the River Ray and has an area of just over…

  • Charlton Halt railway station (Oxfordshire) · 1.7 km

    Charlton Halt was a railway station on the Varsity Line 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Charlton-on-Otmoor. The London and North Western Railway opened the halt in 1905 and the London, Midland and Scottish Rai…

  • Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes · 1.7 km

    Wendlebury Meads and Mansmoor Closes is a 73.2-hectare (181-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wendlebury in Oxfordshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Charlton-on-Otmoor?
Charlton-on-Otmoor is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell local authority.
What is the population of Charlton-on-Otmoor?
Charlton-on-Otmoor has an approximate settlement population of 449.
How deprived is Charlton-on-Otmoor?
The Cherwell local authority, which includes Charlton-on-Otmoor, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.