Stoke Row
Stoke Row is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. There are 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Somersham, 7.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stoke Row 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
- Henley
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 56th of 294 English council areas — better than 81% 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
22°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 25° / 17° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:23
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
5 reported · July 2026
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Burglary1
- Other theft1
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Henley · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Henley Town Centre and Mill Meadows
- Retail Crime in Henley Town Centre
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
6 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Somersham (7.8 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Goring & Streatley (8.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£474,283 average▲ 5.2% YoY
Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-06
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: 156.9p · BP (10.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
11 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: 150 kW
- Nearest: Badgemore Park (6.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools6
- Sports pitches15
- Playgrounds1
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 29 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
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 & greens12
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £35,000 avg
e.g. National and Key Accounts Manager, On The Go, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Commercial Cleaners
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
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 Henley and Thame:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership682 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership386 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases299 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s289 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office263 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Stoke Row · 0.4 kmStoke Row is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, about 5 miles (8 km) west of Henley-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire and about 9 miles (14 km) north of Reading. The 2011 Census recorded the parish populat…
Highmoor, Oxfordshire · 1.7 kmHighmoor is a village and civil parish in the Chiltern Hills, in the South Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Henley-on-Thames. The parish includes the hamlet of Satwell. The…
- Ipsden Heath · 1.7 km
Ipsden Heath is a 32-acre (13-hectare) woodland in the English county of Oxfordshire, within the Chiltern Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wyfold Court · 1.9 kmWyfold Court is a country house at Rotherfield Peppard in south Oxfordshire. It is a Grade II* listed building. After use of the house as a hospital, it had been converted into apartments by the year 2000.
- Henley Rural District · 1.9 km
Henley was a rural district in Oxfordshire, England from 1894 to 1974.
St Peter and St Paul, Checkendon · 2.0 kmSt Peter and St Paul is the Church of England parish church of Checkendon, a village in Oxfordshire, England. Its parish is part of the Deanery of Henley in the Diocese of Oxford. Its earliest parts are 12th-century a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoke Row?
- Stoke Row is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Stoke Row?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Stoke Row, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.