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Uffington (Vale of White Horse)

Uffington (Vale of White Horse) is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 3 bus stops. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly other crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Uffington (Vale of White Horse) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Vale of White Horse area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 138,913 residents at roughly 240 people per km².

Council
Vale of White Horse
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Wantage
Police force
Thames Valley
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 20th of 294 English council areas — better than 93% of them.

Low crime94
Home affordability41
Affordable rents51
Good schools56
Life expectancy87
Low deprivation96
Employment92
Low council tax17

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: 24° / 17° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:25

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Faringdon · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling Anti-social behaviour (ASB)
  • Tackling Drugs and Exploitation

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

Road safety

135 reported road collisions (2024)

36 killed or seriously injured · 161 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

3 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 3 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

House prices

£414,441 average 6.3% YoY

Across Vale of White Horse · to 2026-06

Detached£672,548
Semi-detached£404,362
Terraced£326,204
Flat£208,029

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,343 average monthly rent 1.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £981
  • 2 bed £1,222
  • 3 bed £1,493

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

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 172.9p · Asda (5.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 195.9p · Asda (5.6 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Montala (4.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

138,913 residents in Vale of White Horse · 240/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 305 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,577 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 64,770)

A £1,718
B £2,005
C £2,291
D £2,577
E £3,150
F £3,723
G £4,296
H £5,155

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

73 schools · 24,091 pupils

50 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

61inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Faringdon Community CollegeGood
  • King Alfred'sGood
  • UTC OxfordshireGood
  • Aureus School
  • Fitzharrys School
  • John Mason School
  • Larkmead School
  • Matthew Arnold School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Vale of White Horse

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 (Uffington Conservation Area)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 45 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

259 applications decided

95.8% granted · 248 granted, 11 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

  • Con 1
  • LD 31
  • Grn 3
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,960 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£827 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,081 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

56% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 70,187 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 62% · Wind 13% · Imports 9% · Biomass 8%

256 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82.7 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

  • Tom Brown's School Museum · 0.3 km

    Tom Brown's School Museum is a local museum in the village of Uffington, Oxfordshire, England. It was opened in 1984.

  • Uffington, Oxfordshire · 0.9 km

    Uffington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Faringdon and 6 miles (10 km) west of Wantage. The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 783. Lying within the historic…

  • Uffington railway station · 1.4 km

    Uffington railway station is a former station on the Great Western Main Line. The station was located north-east of the village of Uffington, on the east side of the road between Fernham and Baulking.

  • Woolstone, Oxfordshire · 2.0 km

    Woolstone is a village and civil parish about 4+1⁄2 miles (7 km) south of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse. Woolstone was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes transferred it to Oxfordshire. The 2011 C…

  • Baulking · 2.1 km

    Baulking or Balking is a village and civil parish about 3+1⁄2 miles (5.6 km) southeast of Faringdon in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England. It was part of Berkshire until the 1974 Boundary Changes…

  • Dragon Hill, Uffington · 2.5 km

    Dragon Hill is a small hillock immediately below the Uffington White Horse on the border of the civil parishes of Uffington and Woolstone in the English county of Oxfordshire. In 1974, it was transferred from Berkshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Uffington (Vale of White Horse)?
Uffington (Vale of White Horse) is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Vale of White Horse local authority.
How deprived is Uffington (Vale of White Horse)?
The Vale of White Horse local authority, which includes Uffington (Vale of White Horse), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.