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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 among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
58/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 93rd of 294 English council areas — better than 68% of them.

Low crime60
Home affordability35
Affordable rents33
Good schools62
Life expectancy81
Low deprivation82
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

6°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:32

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

4 reported · August 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Other theft1
  • Vehicle crime1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

197 reported road collisions (2025)

57 killed or seriously injured · 259 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (11 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):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£355,981 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across Cherwell · to 2026-08

Detached£571,986
Semi-detached£355,133
Terraced£294,660
Flat£172,531

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,304 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £975
  • 2 bed £1,217
  • 3 bed £1,470

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

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

Property sales

2,110 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: 168.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,469
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,717
  • Net moves+752

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 244 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

67 inspected 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

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 35 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

251 applications decided

89.2% granted · 224 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Calum Miller

Liberal Democrat

Bicester and Woodstock

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Green / Independent coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 8
  • LD 18
  • Grn 4
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 4

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £34,227 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Technical Support Specialist

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 19% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 8%

242 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.5 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in OX25

  • Bicester Medical Centre
  • Hmp Bullingdon

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bicester and Woodstock:

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

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 among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.