Thame

6°CClear

• Today: 11° / 6° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:34

9h 35m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

84 reported · August 2026▲ 79% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences26
• Anti-social behaviour13
• Shoplifting13
• Public order11

5 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Thame, Watlington and Chinnor · Thames Valley

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

142 reported road collisions (2025)

29 killed or seriously injured · 175 casualties · 9.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

95 food businesses within 2 miles

• 80 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Haddenham and Thame Parkway (3.4 km)
• 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£471,427 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,402 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,042
• 2 bed £1,292
• 3 bed £1,615

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,943 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

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (9.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (9.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Waitrose Thame (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

149,082 residents in South Oxfordshire · 220/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,385
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,362
• Net moves+2,023

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 287 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

85 schools · 25,829 pupils

57 primary · 9 secondary · 19 other

Ofsted: 22 of 28 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)

72 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Oxfordshire

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

• In a conservation area (Thame)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 177 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

304 applications decided

96.1% granted · 292 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Freddie van Mierlo

Liberal Democrat

Henley and Thame

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 3
• Con 1
• LD 20
• Grn 8
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,790 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

375 jobs advertised · £36,502 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Oxfordshire, Legal Counsel, CNC Turner & Programmer

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Wind 23% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 9%

234 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.1 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in OX9

• The Rycote Group
• Thame Pcn Hub

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Henley and Thame:

• Stop plans to use MoD sites for asylum seekers without full local consultation578 local signatures · 23,862 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks430 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases301 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND228 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU228 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Thame Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Thame Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Thame Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Thame Museum · 0.3 km

  Thame Museum is a local museum located in the High Street of the town of Thame in Oxfordshire, England.

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  Thame · 0.5 km

  Thame is a market town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, England. It is located about 13 miles (21 km) east of the city of Oxford, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Aylesbury and 40 miles (64 km) north-west of London. It…

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  Cuttle Brook · 0.8 km

  Cuttle Brook is a 13-hectare (32-acre) local nature reserve in Thame in Oxfordshire. It is owned and managed by Thame Town Council.

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  Thame United F.C. · 0.8 km

  Thame United Football Club are a football club based in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They were established in 1883 and joined the Hellenic League in 1959. The club currently competes in the Southern League Division On…

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  Thame Rangers F.C. · 0.8 km

  Thame Rangers Football Club is a football club originally based in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. The reserve team of Thame United, they are currently members of the Oxfordshire Senior League Premier Division and play a…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)