Longworth
Longworth is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 566. The area has around 1 restaurant or café and 8 bus stops. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Longworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Vale of White Horse area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 20th of 294 English council areas — better than 93% 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
6°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 6° · 27% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:33
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.6 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
7 reported · August 2026▼ 36% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
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
147 reported road collisions (2025)
39 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 10.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 10 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oxford (13.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£411,712 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,352 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £987
- 2 bed £1,230
- 3 bed £1,503
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,018 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: 171.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (10.6 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 180 kW
- Nearest: Fallowfields Country House Hotel and Restaurant (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,643
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,391
- Net moves+2,252
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 280 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
73 schools · 24,091 pupils
50 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other
Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)
61 inspected 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
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
- 51 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
201 applications decided
95.5% granted · 192 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Charlie Maynard
Liberal Democrat
Witney
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £33,026 avg
e.g. Palliative Care Support Worker (Inpatient Unit), Information and Advice Navigator x 3 Roles, Senior Palliative Care Support Worker (Hospice at Home)
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
34% low-carbon electricity
Gas 64% · Wind 17% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 8%
262 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in OX13
- Abingdon Medical Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Witney:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks324 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces285 local signatures · 22,219 nationwide
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation278 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND249 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients197 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
St Mary's Church, Longworth · 0.5 kmSt Mary's Church is a Church of England parish church in Longworth, Oxfordshire. The church is a Grade I listed building.
Longworth House · 0.6 kmLongworth House is an historic country house at Longworth in the English county of Oxfordshire. It is a Grade II listed building.
Longworth · 0.7 kmLongworth 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…
Hinton Waldrist · 1.3 kmHinton Waldrist is a village and civil parish in the Vale of White Horse, England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The village is between Oxford and Faringdon, 9…
- Hinton Waldrist Castle · 1.5 km
Hinton Waldrist Castle was in Hinton Waldrist about 7.5 miles (12.1 km) north of Wantage. Hinton Waldrist spent most of its history in Berkshire until in 1974 it was transferred to Oxfordshire.
- Southmoor · 1.7 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…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Vale of White Horse with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longworth?
- Longworth is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
- What is the population of Longworth?
- Longworth has an approximate settlement population of 566.
- How deprived is Longworth?
- The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes Longworth, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.