Henley-on-Thames
Henley-on-Thames is a town in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 11,494. It has 3 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 43 restaurants and cafés, 18 bus stops, and Henley-on-Thames railway station is 0.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £923,979, and there were around 42 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 Henley-on-Thames area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 55th 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:31
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
33US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 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
64 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Criminal damage & arson12
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Other theft5
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Henley · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Henley Town Centre and Mill Meadows
- Retail Crime in Henley Town Centre
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
142 reported road collisions (2025)
29 killed or seriously injured · 175 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
128 food businesses within 2 miles
- 92 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Henley-on-Thames (0.1 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Henley-On-Thames (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£471,427 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,402 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,042
- 2 bed £1,292
- 3 bed £1,615
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,943 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: 156.9p · BP (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · BP (9.7 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: HoT Mill Meadows Car Park 1 (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres7
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches42
- Golf courses1
- 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,385
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,362
- Net moves+2,023
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 287 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
72 inspected 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
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 382 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
304 applications decided
96.1% granted · 292 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat
Henley and Thame
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
- Lab 3
- Con 1
- LD 20
- Grn 8
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools7
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés44
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,790 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
415 jobs advertised · £37,058 avg
e.g. Senior Podiatrist, Foot Healthcare Practitioner, Chef de Partie Gastro Pub
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
40% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Wind 23% · Biomass 9% · Nuclear 8%
240 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 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
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in RG9
- The Hart Surgery
- Nettlebed Surgery
- The Bell Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Henley and Thame:
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation578 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks430 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases301 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND228 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU228 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Henley-on-Thames railway station · 0.1 kmHenley-on-Thames is a terminal railway station in the town of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England. The station is on the Henley Branch Line that links the towns of Henley and Twyford. It is 4 miles 47 chains (7.4…
Henley from the Wargrave Road · 0.3 kmHenley from the Wargrave Road is an oil painting, painted in 1698 by the Flemish artist Jan Siberechts.
River and Rowing Museum · 0.3 kmThe River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, was on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It had three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, th…
Henley-on-Thames · 0.3 kmHenley-on-Thames is a town and civil parish on the River Thames, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Reading, 7 miles (11 km) west of Maidenhead, 23 miles (37 km) s…
Henley Rowing Club · 0.4 kmHenley Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based on Wargrave Road, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames · 0.4 kmMill Meadows is part of the flood plain of the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is an area of natural beauty close to the town centre of Henley. Marsh Lock.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Henley-on-Thames?
- Henley-on-Thames is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- What is the population of Henley-on-Thames?
- Henley-on-Thames has an approximate settlement population of 11,494.
- How deprived is Henley-on-Thames?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Henley-on-Thames, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.