Wolvercote

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 11° · 44% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:29

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

32 reported · July 2026▲ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences9
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Public order4
• Vehicle crime4

6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oxford North · Thames Valley

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

259 reported road collisions (2024)

52 killed or seriously injured · 284 casualties · 16 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

187 food businesses within 2 miles

• 167 rated 4–5 ★ (154 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Oxford Parkway (2.5 km)
• 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£466,815 average▼ 0.9% YoY

Across Oxford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,966 average monthly rent▲ 4.8% YoY

• 1 bed £1,353
• 2 bed £1,669
• 3 bed £2,037

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

10.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.3 times median annual pay (10.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (5.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (5.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

75 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Welcome Break Peartree Services (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Oxford City Council wins at the UK Property Forums OXProp Awards· 11 Sept 2026
• Statement on the Visitor Levy announcement· 10 Sept 2026
• Refurbished Friar's Wharf playground reopens as 'Emily's Playground'· 10 Sept 2026
• Have your say on plans for 240 new homes at Redbridge Paddock· 9 Sept 2026
• Oxford Local Plan 2045 public hearings announced· 9 Sept 2026

Source: Oxford Council

162,040 residents in Oxford · 3,553/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 73%
• 65+: 12%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 189 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

1% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,678 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 63,780)

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

71 schools · 24,749 pupils

33 primary · 6 secondary · 32 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oxford

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

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

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

255 applications decided

90.2% granted · 230 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat

Oxford West and Abingdon

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 20
• LD 9
• Grn 13
• Oth 6

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics2
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,325 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

37 jobs advertised · £34,336 avg

e.g. Motorcycle Sales Consultant, Supply Early Years Educator - Kids Planet Mansion House, Case Worker (OHP)

Source: Adzuna

£827 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,153 disposable income per head (2024)

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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 78,064 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Solar 34% · Wind 31% · Imports 20% · Gas 7%

42 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.9 yrs men

54% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Oxford West and Abingdon:

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership776 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership387 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks199 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills187 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  Wolvercote · 0.2 km

  Wolvercote is a village in the Oxford district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of the city centre, on the northern edge of Wolvercote Common, which is itself north of Port…

• Wolvercot Platform railway station · 0.4 km

  Wolvercot Platform was a halt on the Great Western Railway line between Oxford and Banbury. The line is now known as the Cherwell Valley Line or the "Oxford Canal Line".

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  Wolvercote Meadows · 0.4 km

  Wolvercote Meadows is a 7.1-hectare (18-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Oxford in Oxfordshire. Part of it is owned by the Oxford Preservation Trust. It is part of Oxford Meadows Special A…

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  Wolvercote Common · 0.4 km

  Wolvercote Common is an area of grassed common land north of Port Meadow in Oxford, England.

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  St Edward's School Boat Club · 0.6 km

  St Edward's School Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based at St Edwards School Boathouse on Godstow Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire. It is the rowing club belonging to St Edward's School, Oxford.

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  Headington School Oxford Boat Club · 0.6 km

  Headington School Oxford Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames currently based in rented premises at St Edwards School Boathouse on Godstow Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire. It is the rowing club belonging to Headin…

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