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Drayton St Leonard

Drayton St Leonard is a village in Oxfordshire, England. It has no listed bus stops and the nearest railway station is Culham, 7.2 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Drayton St Leonard 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
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 56th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% of them.

Low crime96
Home affordability29
Affordable rents45
Good schools15
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation95
Employment96
Low council tax13

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°COvercast

  • Today: 23° / 12° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:28

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

5 reported · July 2026

  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Criminal damage & arson1

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

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Culham (7.2 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Culham (7.2 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£474,283 average 5.2% YoY

Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£776,179
Semi-detached£454,209
Terraced£372,583
Flat£238,779

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 (6.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (11.7 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Hatch Ride LTD (3.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

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)

A £1,732
B £2,020
C £2,309
D £2,598
E £3,175
F £3,752
G £4,329
H £5,195

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

  • Within the Green Belt
  • 28 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

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

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

8,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £33,188 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, Pupil Support Assistant - Preston Street Primary School - 16206_1788263531, MSP Field Engineer

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

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:

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

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  • Newington, Oxfordshire · 0.9 km

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  • Great Holcombe · 0.9 km

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  • Stadhampton · 1.9 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Drayton St Leonard?
Drayton St Leonard is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
How deprived is Drayton St Leonard?
The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Drayton St Leonard, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.