Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood
Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood is a town or village in Oxfordshire, England. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, around 2 restaurants and cafés, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shipton, 1.1 km away. There were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the West Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 9th of 294 English council areas — better than 97% 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
7°COvercast
- Today: 9° / 6° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:08Sunset 16:31
9h 24m 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
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
9 reported · August 2026▼ 40% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Vehicle crime2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Chipping Norton · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Vehicle related anti-social behaviour – No specific location at this time. Youth related anti-social behaviour- Back Alley area.
- Stores within the town centre seeing increase in shop lifting
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
131 reported road collisions (2025)
46 killed or seriously injured · 178 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
30 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shipton (1.1 km)
- 9 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Shipton (1.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£416,123 average▼ 2.3% YoY
Across West Oxfordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,305 average monthly rent▲ 1.8% YoY
- 1 bed £954
- 2 bed £1,208
- 3 bed £1,518
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,543 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: 173.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.7p · Asda (11.5 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 11 kW
- Nearest: The Kingham Plough (6.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,000
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,341
- Net moves+659
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 270 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
65 schools · 18,635 pupils
49 primary · 7 secondary · 9 other
Ofsted: 27 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
58 inspected 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
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
- 74 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
315 applications decided
96.5% granted · 304 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Labour / Green coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 17
- LD 19
- Grn 4
- Ref 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,635 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Health
Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 83 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 men
64% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.9
- Feeling worthwhile8.1
- Happiness yesterday7.9
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in OX7
- Chipping Norton Health Centre
- Wychwood Surgery
- The Charlbury 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
Shipton-under-Wychwood · 0.7 kmShipton-under-Wychwood is a village and civil parish in the Evenlode valley about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Burford, in the West Oxfordshire district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The village is one of three…
Shipton railway station · 1.1 kmShipton railway station serves the villages of Shipton-under-Wychwood and Milton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire, England. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.
Bruern · 2.1 kmBruern or Bruern Abbey is a hamlet and civil parish on the River Evenlode about 6 miles (10 km) north of Burford in West Oxfordshire. The 2001 census recorded the parish population as 62.
Ascott Earl Castle · 2.5 kmAscott Earl Castle was a castle in the village of Ascott Earl, Oxfordshire, England.
Ascott Earl · 2.6 kmAscott Earl is a village in Oxfordshire, England. There are the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle beside the river Evenlode.
Lyneham, Oxfordshire · 2.7 kmLyneham is a village and civil parish about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. It is bounded to the southwest by the River Evenlode, to the southeast by the A361 road linking Chipping Norton and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood?
- Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the West Oxfordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood?
- The West Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.