Warborough and Shillingford
Warborough and Shillingford is a town or village in Oxfordshire, England. It has 1 restaurant or café, 8 bus stops, and Wallingford railway station 3.3 km away. There were around 6 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 Warborough and Shillingford area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the South Oxfordshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 55th 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
9°CMist
- Today: 15° / 8° · 16% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:39
9h 43m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
3 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Wallingford, Berinsfield and Cholsey · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Reduce drug-related offending and knife-enabled crime
- Reduce the frequency and impact of anti-social behaviour and disorder
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
76 food businesses within 2 miles
- 58 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Wallingford (3.3 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Cholsey (6.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£471,427 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across South Oxfordshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · Asda (2.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (2.9 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: HR Wallingford LTD (3.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches8
- 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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 287 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
72 inspected 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
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 70 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
304 applications decided
96.1% granted · 292 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Freddie van Mierlo
Liberal Democrat
Henley and Thame
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Source: UK Parliament
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 & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,790 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
Grid electricity
31% low-carbon electricity
Gas 66% · Wind 13% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 9%
273 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
Health services
6 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in OX10
- Benson Medical Centre
- Berinsfield Health Centre
- Mill Stream Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
- Shillingford · 0.1 km
Shillingford is a hamlet on the north bank of the River Thames in Warborough civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. It lies on the A4074 between Oxford and Reading, at the junction with the A329.
- River Thame · 1.0 km
The River Thame is a river in Southern England. A tributary of the River Thames, the river runs generally south-westward for about 40 mi (64 km) from its source above the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury to the Thame…
- Warborough · 1.4 km
Warborough is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, about 2.5 miles (4 km) north of Wallingford and about 9 miles (14 km) south of Oxford. The parish also includes the hamlet of Shillingford, south of Warbo…
Benson Lock · 2.0 kmBenson Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, close to Benson, Oxfordshire but on the opposite bank of the river. The first pound lock here was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1788 and it was repl…
Brightwell Barrow · 2.0 kmBrightwell Barrow is a Bronze Age round barrow in the civil parish of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell in the English county of Oxfordshire.
Benson, Oxfordshire · 2.1 kmBenson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754. It lies about a mile and a half (2.4 km) north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Warborough and Shillingford?
- Warborough and Shillingford is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the South Oxfordshire local authority.
- How deprived is Warborough and Shillingford?
- The South Oxfordshire local authority, which includes Warborough and Shillingford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.