East Hendred
East Hendred is a town or village in Oxfordshire, England. There are 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Didcot Halt, 6.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 5 recorded street crimes, 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 East Hendred area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Vale of White Horse area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 138,913 residents at roughly 240 people per km².
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Wantage
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 20th of 294 English council areas — better than 93% 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 6° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:31
9h 25m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 25% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Wantage and Grove · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Tackling Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
- Retail Crime within the Town centre of Wantage and surrounding villages
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
147 reported road collisions (2025)
39 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 10.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
27 food businesses within 2 miles
- 24 rated 4–5 ★ (22 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Didcot Halt (6.7 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Didcot Parkway (6.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£411,712 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,352 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £987
- 2 bed £1,230
- 3 bed £1,503
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,018 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (8.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Rutherford Appleton Lab reception Car Park (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
138,913 residents in Vale of White Horse · 240/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,643
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,391
- Net moves+2,252
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 280 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,577 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (30% of 64,770)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
73 schools · 24,091 pupils
50 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
61 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Faringdon Community CollegeGood
- King Alfred'sGood
- UTC OxfordshireGood
- Aureus School
- Fitzharrys School
- John Mason School
- Larkmead School
- Matthew Arnold School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Vale of White Horse
Care & health services
672 CQC-registered services
- Care homes149
- GP practices107
- Dentists167
- Homecare agencies173
- Hospitals & hospices16
CQC ratings: 92% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 3 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Oxfordshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (East Hendred Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 88 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
201 applications decided
95.5% granted · 192 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Olly Glover
Liberal Democrat
Didcot and Wantage
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 1
- LD 31
- Grn 3
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £34,620 avg
e.g. IT Support & Infrastructure Engineer, Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Technical Support Specialist
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£827 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£31,081 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
56% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 70,187 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 52% · Wind 25% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 9%
219 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 men
62% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in OX12
- Newbury Street Practice
- Church Street Practice
- Pml Neighbourhood Hub (Wantage)
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Didcot and Wantage:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks420 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND377 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases281 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth218 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.213 local signatures · 11,618 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
East Hendred · 0.1 kmEast Hendred is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Wantage in the Vale of White Horse and a similar distance west of Didcot. The village is on East Hendred Brook, which flows from the Berkshire…
Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred · 0.1 kmThe Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred is a local village museum housed in the former Chapel of Jesus of Bethlehem, built in 1453 by Carthusian monks and now commonly called Champs Chapel, at East Hendred in the Eng…
- Holy Trinity Monastery, East Hendred · 0.4 km
Holy Trinity Monastery, East Hendred was briefly a convent of contemplative Benedictine nuns situated in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, from 2004 to 2012, forming part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmou…
West Hendred · 1.1 kmWest Hendred is a village and civil parish about 3 miles (5 km) east of Wantage. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. West Hendred is downland village, its parish str…
- Mammalian Genetics Unit · 2.2 km
The Mammalian Genetics Unit was a genetics and genomics research institute in Oxfordshire.
Priory Cottages, Steventon · 2.6 kmPriory Cottages is a 14th-century manor house and former monastic grange which had the status of a priory at Steventon in the English county of Oxfordshire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Vale of White Horse with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Hendred?
- East Hendred is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
- How deprived is East Hendred?
- The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes East Hendred, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.