Cholsey
Cholsey is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 3,081. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Cholsey, 0.7 km away. There were around 13 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 Cholsey 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
- Wantage
- 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
21°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 17° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:23
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Crime
14 reported · July 2026▼ 12% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Shoplifting3
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Anti-social behaviour2
2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Knife crime and drug use in Wallingford, Benson and Berinsfield
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Wallingford, Benson and Berinsfield
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
28 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Cholsey (0.7 km)
- 13 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cholsey (0.7 km):
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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: 168.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: The Springs Resort And Golf Club (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools11
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds3
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
- 58 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
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat
Didcot and Wantage
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
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
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
25 jobs advertised · £32,505 avg
e.g. Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, IT Engineer, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists
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
26% low-carbon electricity
Gas 51% · Imports 23% · Solar 12% · Wind 7%
218 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Didcot and Wantage:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership723 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership489 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s381 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test314 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office285 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Cholsey · 0.1 km
Cholsey is a village and civil parish immediately south of Wallingford in South Oxfordshire. Its population in 2011 was 3,457. 2011 Census. Its parish boundary, some 17 miles (27 km) long, reaches from the edge of Wal…
Cholsey railway station · 0.7 kmCholsey railway station serves the village of Cholsey and the town of Wallingford, in south Oxfordshire, England. It is 48 miles 37 chains (78.0 km) down the line from London Paddington and is situated between Goring…
Fair Mile Hospital · 0.8 kmFair Mile Hospital was a lunatic asylum built in 1870 in the village of Cholsey, 2 miles (3 km) south of Wallingford and north of Moulsford. The asylum was built next to the River Thames between Wallingford and Readin…
- Cholsey Abbey · 0.9 km
Cholsey Abbey was an Anglo-Saxon abbey in Cholsey in what is now the English county of Oxfordshire, which was founded between 993 and 997 by King Æthelred the Unready on land which he had acquired from his mother, Æl…
Moulsford railway station · 1.3 kmMoulsford railway station was on the original route of the Great Western Railway, being one of three intermediate stations provided when the line was extended from Reading to Steventon in 1840.
Cholsey Marsh · 1.4 kmCholsey Marsh is a 19-hectare (47-acre) nature reserve near Cholsey in Oxfordshire, England. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cholsey?
- Cholsey is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Cholsey?
- Cholsey has an approximate settlement population of 3,081.
- How deprived is Cholsey?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Cholsey, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.