Wolvercote

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• Today: 11° / 7° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:34

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

24 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences10
• Shoplifting4
• Other theft3
• Anti-social behaviour2

3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oxford North · Thames Valley

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

244 reported road collisions (2025)

31 killed or seriously injured · 258 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

174 food businesses within 2 miles

• 161 rated 4–5 ★ (149 top)
• 5 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

£478,080 average▼ 2.9% YoY

Across Oxford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,963 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,351
• 2 bed £1,667
• 3 bed £2,034

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

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

1,282 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

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · ESSO (5.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · ESSO (5.9 km)

1 station 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)

• Government announces new minded-to decision for three unitary councils for Oxfordshire and West Berkshire· 29 Oct 2026
• Council approves 78 new affordable homes across three Oxford developments· 29 Oct 2026
• Templars Square to host free Community Roadshow in partnership with Oxford City Council· 29 Oct 2026
• Council launches new drop-in sessions launched to help tackle anti-social behaviour across city· 29 Oct 2026
• Cabinet backs roadmap for warmer, greener council homes· 29 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,309
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK23,808
• Net moves−3,499

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 217 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oxford

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

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

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

276 applications decided

87% granted · 240 granted, 36 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

6,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

44 jobs advertised · £38,846 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Office Cleaners, Electrical Maintenance Engineer

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 55% · Solar 15% · Imports 11% · Wind 9%

229 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 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

5 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in OX2

• Summertown Health Centre
• Banbury Road Medical Centre
• Observatory Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks425 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills187 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND175 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements127 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after94 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide

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

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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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