Faringdon

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 16° · 80% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:28

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

71 reported · July 2026▲ 42% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences32
• Anti-social behaviour15
• Shoplifting9
• Public order5

9 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Faringdon · Thames Valley

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

135 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

47 food businesses within 2 miles

• 36 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 38 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£414,441 average▲ 6.3% YoY

Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,343 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £981
• 2 bed £1,222
• 3 bed £1,493

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (11.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Metro - Faringdon (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches25
• Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

138,913 residents in Vale of White Horse · 240/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 305 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

73 schools · 24,091 pupils

50 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Vale of White Horse

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

• In a conservation area (Faringdon Conservation Area)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 127 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

259 applications decided

95.8% granted · 248 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat

Witney

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 1
• LD 31
• Grn 3
• Oth 3

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

386 jobs advertised · £35,408 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Technician - Swindon, Delivery Driver (Part Time) - Stanford in the Vale

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 37% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%

242 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witney:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership2,234 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership404 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset384 local signatures · 30,175 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office321 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Faringdon · 0.1 km

  Faringdon is a historic market town in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Wantage and 12 miles (19 km) east-north-east of Swindon. Its…

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  Corn Exchange, Faringdon · 0.2 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Gloucester Street in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a community events venue, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Faringdon railway station · 0.2 km

  Faringdon railway station is a closed stone and brick built railway station that served the market town of Faringdon, in Oxfordshire, England and was on the Faringdon branch line.

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  Old Town Hall, Faringdon · 0.3 km

  The Old Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England. The building, which is used as an exhibitions and events venue, is a Grade II* listed building.

• Longworth Hospital · 0.4 km

  Longworth Hospital was a 50 bedded geriatric hospital in Faringdon Oxfordshire, England.

• Faringdon Abbey · 0.4 km

  Faringdon Abbey was a Cistercian abbey located at Wyke just north of the small town of Faringdon in the English county of Berkshire.

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