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Standlake

Standlake is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,149. It has 10 bus stops. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Standlake 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

22°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 22° / 16° · 82% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:27

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Eynsham · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Report of ASB in Merton Court. Involving youths swearing and riding on mobilty scooter in the area. Causing tension between residents.
  • Reports of youths climbing the building and accessing the compound of the sports pavilion. There is a potential for injuries and damage t…

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

23 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 20 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oxford (11.0 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: 165.9p · Valero (8.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Valero (8.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

10 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 180 kW
  • Nearest: Fallowfields Country House Hotel and Restaurant (5.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres4
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 40 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

Charlie Maynard

Liberal Democrat

Witney

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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

  • Schools2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,600 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £35,676 avg

e.g. Infrastructure Engineer, IT Systems Engineer, IT Technician

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

30% low-carbon electricity

Gas 38% · Imports 32% · Solar 19% · Biomass 6%

175 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Witney:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Giles' Church, Standlake · 0.3 km

    The Parish Church of Saint Giles, Standlake is the Church of England parish church of Standlake, a village about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Witney in Oxfordshire. Since 1976 St Giles' parish has been a member of the…

  • Standlake · 0.3 km

    Standlake is a village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Witney and 7 miles (11 km) west of Oxford, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Brighthampton. The 2011 Census record…

  • Mulberry Bush School · 0.9 km

    The Mulberry Bush Charity was founded in 1948 as an independent residential special school in the village of Standlake in Oxfordshire, for children aged 5 to 12 years; nowadays it is a not-for-profit charity. It has n…

  • Brighthampton · 1.5 km

    Brighthampton is a hamlet which is contiguous with the village of Standlake, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Witney, in West Oxfordshire, in the county of Oxfordshire, England.

  • River Windrush · 1.9 km

    The River Windrush is a tributary of the River Thames in central England. It rises near Snowshill in Gloucestershire and flows south east for 65 km (40 mi) via Burford and Witney to meet the Thames at Newbridge in Oxf…

  • Devil's Quoits · 1.9 km

    The Devil's Quoits is a henge and stone circle to the south of the village of Stanton Harcourt in Oxfordshire, England. The site is believed to be from the Neolithic Period, between 4000 and 5000 years old, and is a S…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Standlake?
Standlake is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the West Oxfordshire local authority.
What is the population of Standlake?
Standlake has an approximate settlement population of 1,149.
How deprived is Standlake?
The West Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Standlake, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.