Freeland

11°CMist

• Today: 22° / 11° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Light rain shower

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:29

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

16 reported · July 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Public order3
• Shoplifting3

1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Woodstock · Thames Valley

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

128 reported road collisions (2024)

34 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 11.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

34 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Combe (2.1 km)
• 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£416,425 average▼ 1.5% YoY

Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,293 average monthly rent

• 1 bed £946
• 2 bed £1,197
• 3 bed £1,503

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

9.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.9 times median annual pay (10.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Valero (6.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Valero (6.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: BP site on A40 (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

114,236 residents in West Oxfordshire · 160/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 301 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (33% of 53,980)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 18,635 pupils

49 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Oxfordshire

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 43 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

272 applications decided

95.2% granted · 259 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

• Lab 8
• Con 16
• LD 20
• Grn 4
• Ref 1

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

28 jobs advertised · £33,347 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, Weekend Catering Assistant, Technical Support Specialist

Source: Adzuna

£767 median full-time weekly pay

1.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,992 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 56,152 certificates

9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

52% low-carbon electricity

Gas 44% · Wind 25% · Biomass 16% · Nuclear 10%

195 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 83 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership953 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership426 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office263 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test248 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Freeland, Oxfordshire · 0.1 km

  Freeland is a village and civil parish about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. The 2021 Census recorded the parish population as 1,490.

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  Long Hanborough · 1.2 km

  Long Hanborough is a village in Hanborough civil parish, about 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England. The village is the major settlement in Hanborough parish. The 2011 Census recorded the…

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  North Leigh F.C. · 1.6 km

  North Leigh Football Club is a football club based in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the Combined Counties League Premier Division North and play at the Eynsham Hall Park Sports Ground.

• Tilgarsley · 1.7 km

  Tilgarsley was a village in Oxfordshire, recorded as existing in 1279. It was abandoned before 1350, likely due to the Black Death. The site is believed to be located on what is now Bowles Farm, north west of Eynsham.

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  The Bell Inn, Long Hanborough · 1.7 km

  The Bell Inn, Long Hanborough is a former restaurant and public house in the village of Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England.

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  Eynsham Hall · 1.7 km

  Eynsham Hall is a Grade II listed mansion near North Leigh in Oxfordshire, England. The original house dating from the 1770s was largely rebuilt in the early 20th century by Ernest George.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)