Shenington
Shenington is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 425. There is one bus stop in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Shenington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cherwell area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 161,012 residents at roughly 274 people per km².
- Council
- Cherwell
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 93rd of 294 English council areas — better than 68% 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
10°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 5° · 19% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:35
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
29US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Burglary1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Banbury Rural · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Speeding Speeding has been identified as an issue in our rural villages. Community Speedwatch is running in some villages with others loo…
- Parking issues continue to be a concern across the area, with Bloxham identified as a repeat problem location. Local residents have raise…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
197 reported road collisions (2025)
57 killed or seriously injured · 259 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
10 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Banbury (9.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£355,981 average▲ 2.6% YoY
Across Cherwell · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,304 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY
- 1 bed £975
- 2 bed £1,217
- 3 bed £1,470
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,110 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: 172.9p · Asda (9.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (9.9 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Wroxton House Hotel (4.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Hearing dates for Local Plan announced· 30 Oct 2026
- The government has announced new minded-to decision for three new unitary councils· 29 Oct 2026
- Cherwell up for two awards as glass recycling tops 2,000 tonnes· 29 Oct 2026
- Government announces plans to progress with a mayoral strategic authority for the Thames Valley· 28 Oct 2026
- Celebrating one year of Banbury Playzones· 28 Oct 2026
Source: Cherwell Council
Population
161,012 residents in Cherwell · 274/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,469
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,717
- Net moves+752
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 244 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (27% of 72,260)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
74 schools · 24,283 pupils
53 primary · 9 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
67 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormGood
- Gosford Hill SchoolGood
- The Bicester SchoolGood
- The Warriner SchoolGood
- Whitelands AcademyGood
- Futures Institute Banbury
- North Oxfordshire Academy
- The Cooper School
- Wykham Park
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cherwell
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
- In a conservation area (Shenington with Alkerton)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 58 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
251 applications decided
89.2% granted · 224 granted, 27 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Sean Woodcock
Labour
Banbury
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition
- Lab 8
- Con 8
- LD 18
- Grn 4
- Ref 6
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
15 jobs advertised · £34,309 avg
e.g. IT Support & Infrastructure Engineer, Commercial Cleaners, MSP Field Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£784 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 75,407 certificates
9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
52% low-carbon electricity
Gas 44% · Wind 22% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 5%
177 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 men
57% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in OX15
- Deddington Health Centre
- Bloxham Surgery
- Sibford Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Banbury:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases507 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks336 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation242 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills174 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND155 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Shenington · 0.1 kmShenington is a village in the civil parish of Shenington with Alkerton, in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 5 miles (8 km) west of Banbury. Shenington was an exclave of Gloucestershire until…
Shenington with Alkerton · 0.6 kmShenington with Alkerton is a civil parish in the Cherwell district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It comprises the village of Shenington, which was an exclave of Gloucestershire until the Counties Act 1844 t…
Alkerton, Oxfordshire · 0.7 kmAlkerton is a village in the civil parish of Shenington with Alkerton, in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England. It is on the county boundary with Warwickshire, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Banbury.
- Shenington Airfield · 1.0 km
Shenington Airfield, previously known as RAF Edgehill, is an Aerodrome located west of Shenington, Oxfordshire. It is owned by Shenington Airfield Ltd, and leases use of the site to various organisations, predominantl…
Balscote · 2.3 kmBalscote or Balscott is a village in the civil parish of Wroxton, Oxfordshire, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Banbury. The Domesday Book of 1086 records the place-name as Berescote. Curia regis rolls from 1204 and 120…
- Red Horse of Tysoe · 2.7 km
The Red Horse of Tysoe was a hill figure in the parish of Tysoe, South Warwickshire, England, cut into the red clay below the escarpment of Edgehill. It gave its name to the surrounding area, which is still known as…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Shenington?
- Shenington is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell local authority.
- What is the population of Shenington?
- Shenington has an approximate settlement population of 425.
- How deprived is Shenington?
- The Cherwell local authority, which includes Shenington, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.