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Little Tew

Little Tew is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 200. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Little Tew area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 114,236 residents at roughly 160 people per km².

Council
West Oxfordshire
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney
Police force
Thames Valley
73/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 10th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% of them.

Low crime94
Home affordability30
Affordable rents38
Good schools87
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation95
Employment96
Low council tax18

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°CSunny

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 17% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:36

13h 8m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Woodstock · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Drug use and suspected drug dealing have been identified as a significant concern by residents in Woodstock and Stonesfield. The Neighbou…
  • Road safety has been identified as a key concern by residents across Woodstock and surrounding villages, with particular issues relating…

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Charlbury (9.6 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£416,425 average 1.5% YoY

Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£655,215
Semi-detached£410,068
Terraced£335,070
Flat£211,622

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.1 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Soho Farmhouse (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

114,236 residents in West Oxfordshire · 160/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,567 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,711
B £1,997
C £2,282
D £2,567
E £3,137
F £3,708
G £4,278
H £5,134

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Bartholomew SchoolOutstanding
  • Carterton Community CollegeGood
  • Burford School
  • Chipping Norton School
  • The Henry Box School
  • The Marlborough Church of England School
  • Wood Green School

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

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

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

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

Planning decisions

272 applications decided

95.2% granted · 259 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sean Woodcock

Labour

Banbury

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

27 jobs advertised · £32,662 avg

e.g. Rental Property Cleaning Specialists, IT Technician, Property End of Tenancy Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 83 yrs men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Banbury:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Little Tew · 0.2 km

    Little Tew is an English village and civil parish about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) northeast of Chipping Norton and 8+1⁄2 miles (14 km) southwest of Banbury in Oxfordshire. The parish is bounded to the northwest by the River…

  • Little Tew Meadows · 0.9 km

    Little Tew Meadows is a 40-hectare (99-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chipping Norton in Oxfordshire.

  • Great Tew · 1.1 km

    Great Tew is an English village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Chipping Norton and 8 miles (13 km) south-west of Banbury, close to the Cotswold Hills. The 2011 census gave a parish…

  • Heythrop Zoological Gardens · 1.6 km

    Heythrop Zoological Gardens was a private zoo and animal training centre in Heythrop, near Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. The zoo had the largest private collection of exotic animals in the United Kingdom. The site als…

  • Swerford Castle · 2.8 km

    Swerford Castle was a medieval castle in the village of Swerford, Oxfordshire, England.

  • Enstone Airfield · 2.9 km

    Enstone Aerodrome is a small unlicensed civilian airfield in England close to Enstone in Oxfordshire, which is currently used for microlights, light aircraft and motor gliders. The International Civil Aviation Organiz…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Little Tew?
Little Tew is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the West Oxfordshire local authority.
How deprived is Little Tew?
The West Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Little Tew, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.