East Hagbourne
East Hagbourne is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café, with 9 bus stops and Didcot Parkway railway station 2.2 km away. There were around 44 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 East Hagbourne 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
16°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 23° / 13° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 12° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:31
12h 59m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Crime
53 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences30
- Public order6
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Other theft3
7 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Didcot · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Knife crime and Drug Use in Didcot
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and youth-related disorder in Didcot
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
130 food businesses within 2 miles
- 99 rated 4–5 ★ (69 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Didcot Parkway (2.2 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Didcot Parkway (2.2 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 (7.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (9.6 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: 98-200A, The Broadway (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Swimming pools9
- Sports pitches25
- 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
- In a conservation area (East Hagbourne Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 69 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:
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
72 jobs advertised · £35,118 avg
e.g. Catering Apprentice Level 2, Become a French Tutor in East Hagbourne – Flexible & Remote, 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
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 50% · Gas 26% · Biomass 15% · Nuclear 8%
119 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 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
East Hagbourne · 0.2 kmEast Hagbourne is a village and civil parish about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Didcot and 11 miles (18 km) south of Oxford. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011…
Mowbray Fields · 0.5 kmMowbray Fields is a 2.2-hectare (5.4-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Didcot in Oxfordshire. It is owned by South Oxfordshire District Council and managed by the Earth Trust.
St Birinus School · 1.1 kmSt Birinus School, previously known as Didcot Boy's County Modern and Didcot Senior Boys, is a boys' academy in Didcot, Oxfordshire, England. St Birinus was founded in 1936 as a secondary modern before becoming a comp…
Coscote · 1.1 kmCoscote is a hamlet in the civil parish of East Hagbourne, in the Berkshire Downs 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Didcot. The hamlet was also previously referred to as Cokelscote. Coscote is now in Oxfordshire, and in 1974 w…
West Hagbourne · 1.4 kmWest Hagbourne is a village and civil parish in the Berkshire Downs about 2 miles (3 km) south of Didcot. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 259.
British Airways Flight 5390 · 1.6 kmBritish Airways Flight 5390 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Birmingham Airport in England to Málaga Airport in Spain. On 10 June 1990, the BAC One-Eleven suffered an explosive decompression. While…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Hagbourne?
- East Hagbourne is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- How deprived is East Hagbourne?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes East Hagbourne, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.