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Kingston Bagpuize

Kingston Bagpuize is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 2,349. It has 1 supermarket, 1 restaurant or café, and 14 bus stops. There were around 14 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 Kingston Bagpuize area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Vale of White Horse area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 20th of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime94
Home affordability41
Affordable rents51
Good schools56
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation96
Employment92
Low council tax17

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

15°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:32

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

11 reported · July 2026 38% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences5
  • Public order2
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Faringdon · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
  • Tackling Drugs and Exploitation

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Radley (12.5 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£414,441 average 6.3% YoY

Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-06

Detached£672,548
Semi-detached£404,362
Terraced£326,204
Flat£208,029

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · ESSO (11.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · ESSO (11.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Fallowfields Country House Hotel and Restaurant (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds5

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,577 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 64,770)

A £1,718
B £2,005
C £2,291
D £2,577
E £3,150
F £3,723
G £4,296
H £5,155

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%)

61inspected 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

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

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

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

Planning decisions

259 applications decided

95.8% granted · 248 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat

Witney

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

  • Schools1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

28 jobs advertised · £32,505 avg

e.g. IT Engineer, Office Cleaning Assistant, End of Tenancy House Cleaners

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 48% · Gas 27% · Biomass 15% · Nuclear 8%

122 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witney:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Southmoor · 0.1 km

    Southmoor is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Abingdon. Historically part of Berkshire, the 1974 bounda…

  • Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor · 0.3 km

    Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor is a civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. The two principal settlements in the parish are the adjacent villages of Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor. The parish…

  • Kingston Bagpuize · 0.6 km

    Kingston Bagpuize is a village in the civil parish of Kingston Bagpuize with Southmoor, in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire, England. It is about 6 miles (10 km) west of Abingdon. It was part of Berkshire, until t…

  • RAF Kingston Bagpuize · 1.3 km

    'Royal Air Force Kingston Bagpuize or more simply RAF Kingston Bagpuize is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire, England.

  • Longworth · 2.1 km

    Longworth is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, England. Historically within the north-west projection of Berkshire, boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire in 1974. The village is between F…

  • St Mary's Church, Longworth · 2.1 km

    St Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Longworth, Oxfordshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Kingston Bagpuize?
Kingston Bagpuize is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
What is the population of Kingston Bagpuize?
Kingston Bagpuize has an approximate settlement population of 2,349.
How deprived is Kingston Bagpuize?
The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes Kingston Bagpuize, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.