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North Moreton

North Moreton is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 328. There is one bus stop in the area, and the nearest railway station is Main Line Platform, located 3.7 km away. There were around 3 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 North Moreton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 149,082 residents at roughly 220 people per km².

Council
South Oxfordshire
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Wantage
Police force
Thames Valley
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 56th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% of them.

Low crime96
Home affordability29
Affordable rents45
Good schools15
Life expectancy94
Low deprivation95
Employment96
Low council tax13

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

20°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:26

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

No street-level crime recorded here.

Road safety

142 reported road collisions (2024)

53 killed or seriously injured · 184 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Main Line Platform (3.7 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Didcot Parkway (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£474,283 average 5.2% YoY

Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£776,179
Semi-detached£454,209
Terraced£372,583
Flat£238,779

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,392 average monthly rent 2% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,034
  • 2 bed £1,282
  • 3 bed £1,602

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (4.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

26 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Didcot (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Swimming pools13
  • Sports pitches12
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 302 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,598 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 67,120)

A £1,732
B £2,020
C £2,309
D £2,598
E £3,175
F £3,752
G £4,329
H £5,195

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%)

72inspected 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

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 (North Moreton Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 37 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

360 applications decided

92.5% granted · 333 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Olly Glover

Liberal Democrat

Didcot and Wantage

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £33,100 avg

e.g. Office Cleaners, Become a Maths Tutor in North Moreton – Flexible & Remote, Online French Tutoring Job in North Moreton – Flexible Schedule

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

26% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Imports 32% · Solar 15% · Biomass 6%

195 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.2 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Didcot and Wantage:

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

Notable places nearby

  • North Moreton · 0.1 km

    North Moreton is a village and civil parish about 2 miles (3 km) east of Didcot. It was part of Wallingford Rural District in Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to the new South Oxfordshire Distr…

  • Bear at Home · 0.3 km

    The Bear at Home is an English 16th-century public house in the South Oxfordshire village of North Moreton, near Wallingford. It retains many original 16th-century features, including timber-framed walls, inglenook fi…

  • South Moreton · 1.5 km

    South Moreton is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) east of Didcot, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Wallingford, and 7 miles (11 km) south of Abingdon. It is only separated by the…

  • South Moreton Castle · 1.6 km

    South Moreton Castle was an 11th-century castle in the village of South Moreton, Oxfordshire,, England. The name can also refer to a nearby siege-castle, probably from the 12th century.

  • Fulscot · 1.8 km

    Fulscot is a hamlet in South Moreton civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 0.5 miles (800 m) west of the village. In 1974 it was transferred from Berkshire. Fulscot consists mainly of a manor farm, and a few cottag…

  • Brightwell Manor · 2.0 km

    Brightwell Manor is a country house in the village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in Oxfordshire, England. It has been a Grade II listed building since 1952, and is owned by the former British prime minister Boris Johnson…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is North Moreton?
North Moreton is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
What is the population of North Moreton?
North Moreton has an approximate settlement population of 328.
How deprived is North Moreton?
The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes North Moreton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.