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Weston-on-the-Green

Weston-on-the-Green is a village in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 523. There are 2 bus stops, 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Islip, 4.4 km away. There were around 4 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 Weston-on-the-Green area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Cherwell area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 161,012 residents at roughly 274 people per km².

Council
Cherwell
County
Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley
Police force
Thames Valley
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 103rd of 294 English council areas — better than 65% of them.

Low crime60
Home affordability35
Affordable rents33
Good schools62
Life expectancy82
Low deprivation69
Employment82
Low council tax16

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

19°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 25° / 16° · 50% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:24

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026 40% YoY

  • Burglary1
  • Public order1
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Kidlington · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • Drug Dealing and Drug Misuse Following a public consultation and online survey during August 2026, the community has identified drug deal…
  • E-Scooters/E-Bikes Following a public consultation and online survey during August 2026, the community has identified concerns relating t…

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

Road safety

212 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 13.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Islip (4.4 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Islip (4.5 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£353,632 average 3.8% YoY

Across Cherwell · to 2026-06

Detached£572,119
Semi-detached£352,990
Terraced£290,654
Flat£170,071

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,294 average monthly rent 1.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £967
  • 2 bed £1,208
  • 3 bed £1,458

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

Affordability

9.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Shell Layby (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

161,012 residents in Cherwell · 274/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 220 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,583 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 72,260)

A £1,722
B £2,009
C £2,296
D £2,583
E £3,157
F £3,731
G £4,305
H £5,166

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

Schools

74 schools · 24,283 pupils

53 primary · 9 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

67inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth FormGood
  • Gosford Hill SchoolGood
  • The Bicester SchoolGood
  • The Warriner SchoolGood
  • Whitelands AcademyGood
  • Futures Institute Banbury
  • North Oxfordshire Academy
  • The Cooper School
  • Wykham Park

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cherwell

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
  • 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

234 applications decided

87.2% granted · 204 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 8
  • LD 21
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,535 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

38 jobs advertised · £32,441 avg

e.g. Office Cleaning Assistant, Experienced End of Tenancy (EOT) Cleaners, Barista - Store 29040, Weston on the Green - A34 Sout

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£784 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,182 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 75,407 certificates

9% 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: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

57% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Weston-on-the-Green · 0.2 km

    Weston-on-the-Green is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bicester. The 2011 census recorded the parish population as 523.

  • The Manor Country House Hotel, Weston-on-the-Green · 0.4 km

    The Manor Country House Hotel in Weston-on-the-Green is a building of historical significance and is Grade II* listed on the English Heritage Register. It was built in the late 15th century and was the home of many no…

  • Weston Fen, Oxfordshire · 1.0 km

    Weston Fen is a 14-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Weston-on-the-Green in Oxfordshire.

  • Weston Otmoor · 1.4 km

    Weston Otmoor was a proposed new eco-town in the north of Oxfordshire, England, in countryside to the east of the village of Weston-on-the-Green. It would have been next to Junction 9 of the M40 motorway and 7 miles (…

  • RAF Weston-on-the-Green · 1.5 km

    RAF Weston-on-the-Green is a Royal Air Force station that was redeveloped after the Great War period. Much demolition took place. The former RFC Officers and Sergeant's messes are located on the opposite side of the r…

  • Bicester and Woodstock · 1.6 km

    Bicester and Woodstock is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. It was created as part of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, being first contested at the 2024 general electi…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Weston-on-the-Green?
Weston-on-the-Green is a town in Oxfordshire, England, in the Cherwell local authority.
What is the population of Weston-on-the-Green?
Weston-on-the-Green has an approximate settlement population of 523.
How deprived is Weston-on-the-Green?
The Cherwell local authority, which includes Weston-on-the-Green, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.