Wolvercote, United Kingdom
England · United Kingdom
Wolvercote is a small town in England, United Kingdom with a population of 1,154. Elevation: 197 ft (60 m). Average temperature: 51°F (11°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Wolvercote
Wolvercote is a village in the Oxford district, in the county of Oxfordshire, England. It is about 3 miles (5Â km) northwest of the city centre, on the northern edge of Wolvercote Common, which is itself north of Port Meadow and adjoins the River Thames.
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| Population | 1,154 |
| Population Density | 420 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Coordinates | 51.7841°, -1.2934° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | England |
| Average Temperature | 51°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 60°F (16°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 37.8 inches (959 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 5.6 inches (14 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $54,977 |
| Median Age | 31.6 years |
About Wolvercote
Wolvercote is a small town in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 1,154. The city sits at an elevation of 197 feet (60 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 51°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 60°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 37.8 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Population
Gender Distribution
Language Spoken at Home
Social Characteristics
Wolvercote vs United Kingdom Average
Income: Wolvercote vs United Kingdom
Commute Mode
Income
| Median HH Income | $54,977 |
| 27% below United Kingdom avg | |
| Per Capita Income | $54,977 |
| Avg Weekly Wage | $1,057 |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 5.6% |
| 56% above United Kingdom avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 105 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 23.4% |
| Public Transit | 9.7% |
| Work from Home | 38.8% |
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $613,922 |
| 118% above United Kingdom avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $1,374 |
| 18% above United Kingdom avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 46.8% |
| Owner-Occupied | 46.8% |
| Renter-Occupied | 53.2% |
| Housing Units | 462 |
Property Tax
Climate in Wolvercote
Wolvercote has an average annual temperature of 10.9°C (52°F). The hottest month is Jul (17.7°C), the coldest is Jan (4.4°C). Average annual precipitation is 0 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.0°F |
| 6% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (4°C) |
| July Average | 60°F (16°C) |
| Sunny Days | 224 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) |
| Area | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km²) |
| Population Density | 420/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 51.7841°N, 1.2934°W |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 2.4 in | Coldest |
| February | 40°F (4°C) | 1.7 in | |
| March | 44°F (6°C) | 2.1 in | |
| April | 47°F (8°C) | 1.8 in | |
| May | 53°F (12°C) | 2.1 in | |
| June | 59°F (15°C) | 2.2 in | |
| July | 60°F (16°C) | 1.6 in | Driest |
| August | 63°F (17°C) | 2.2 in | Warmest |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 2.3 in | |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 2.3 in | |
| November | 45°F (7°C) | 2.4 in | |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 2.5 in | Wettest |
Wolvercote has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 40°F in January to 63°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 25.4 inches, with December being the wettest month (2.5") and July the driest (1.6").
Education
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 48.1% |
| 43% above United Kingdom avg | |
| High School+ | 68.6% |
Area & Infrastructure
| Population Density | 420/sq mi |
| Total Area | 2.8 sq mi |
Services
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 23.4% |
| Public Transit | 9.7% |
| Work from Home | 38.8% |
Schools in Wolvercote
8 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutteslowe Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Wolvercote Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Summer Fields School | - | - | - | - |
| Northern House Academy | - | - | - | - |
| The Dragon Pre-Preparatory School | - | - | - | - |
| d'Overbroeck's Sixth Form | - | - | - | - |
| St Clare's, Oxford | - | - | - | - |
| St Edward's School | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Wolvercote
15 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest Hits Radio | - | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| BBC Radio Northampton (Outside UK Only) | information, local | AAC+ 101 kbps | |
| Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio | hospital radio | MP3 | |
| BBC Radio Northampton (UK Only) | information, local | AAC 339 kbps | |
| BFBS Brize Norton | - | AAC+ 64 kbps | |
| Bucks Radio | community radio, local news | MP3 | |
| Raiders Radio | dnb, drum and bass | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Heart Northants 96.6 | commercial, hot adult contemporary | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Splinterwood Rock'n Roll Radio | 1950s, 50's | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Gold Dust Radio | - | MP3 192 kbps | |
| RAM FM - 80s Hit Radio | 80s | MP3 320 kbps | |
| itisnow Radio | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Cherwell | - | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Windrush Radio | - | MP3 160 kbps | |
| Kennet Radio | - | AAC 48 kbps |
Museums in Wolvercote
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon County Hall Museum | ||||
| Ashmolean Museum | ||||
| Aston Martin Heritage Trust | ||||
| Bate Collection of Musical Instruments | ||||
| Bloxham Village Museum | ||||
| Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred | ||||
| Champs Chapel Museum of East Hendred | ||||
| Charlbury Museum | ||||
| Christ Church Picture Gallery | ||||
| Cogges Manor Farm Museum | ||||
| Combe Mill | ||||
| Didcot Railway Centre | ||||
| Dorchester Abbey Museum and Gift Shop | ||||
| Earth Trust Centre | ||||
| GWR Museum | ||||
| History Hut | ||||
| Museum of Oxford | ||||
| Museum of Rural Life | ||||
| Museum of the History of Science | ||||
| Oxford Bus Museum | ||||
| Oxford Illusion Museum | ||||
| Oxford University Museum of Natural History | ||||
| Oxfordshire Museum | ||||
| Pendon Museum | ||||
| Pitt Rivers Museum | ||||
| R112 Visitors Centre | ||||
| Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum | ||||
| ST Lee Gallery and Treasury | ||||
| Story Museum | ||||
| The Kilns - CS Lewis's Home | ||||
| The Sack House | ||||
| The Signalling Centre | ||||
| The Witney & District Museum | ||||
| Vale and Downland Museum and Visitor Centre | ||||
| Wallingford Museum | ||||
| Wallingford Phone Box Museum | ||||
| Witney Blanket Hall |
Libraries in Wolvercote
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Adderbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| All Souls College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Allen Ward and Medical Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balfour Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Balliol College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Barton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Benson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Berinsfield Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bicester library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library & Griffith Institute | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Humanities Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bodleian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Botley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Brackley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cairns Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Callaghan Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Charlbury Community Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Charlbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Christ Church Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Community Library | 0.0 | |||||
| County Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cowley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Deddington Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Didcot Libary | 0.0 | |||||
| Education Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Evnomia Chambers | 0.0 | |||||
| Eynsham Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Girdlestone Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gladstone Link | 0.0 | |||||
| Goodman Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Grove Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Harris Manchester College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Headington County Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hertford College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Holdsworth Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hook Norton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Howard Piper Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Jackson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Japanese Library | 0.0 | |||||
| John Moussouris Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Kathleen Major Library | 0.0 | |||||
| KB Chen China Centre Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Keble College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Knowledge Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Kuwait Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lanier Theological Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Latin American Centre Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Laudian Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Lecture room | 0.0 | |||||
| Leopold Muller Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Library & Study Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Lincoln College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Littlemore Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Longwall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| McGowin Library | 0.0 | |||||
| New College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| New Library, 10 Merton St. | 0.0 | |||||
| Nizami Ganjavi Library | 0.0 | |||||
| North Leigh Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Nuffield College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Marston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Warden's Lodgings | 0.0 | |||||
| Oriel College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Oxford Westgate Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pusey House Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Radcliffe Camera | 0.0 | |||||
| Radcliffe Science Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Regent's Park College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rewley House Continuing Education Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sainsbury Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sherardian Library of Plant Taxonomy | 0.0 | |||||
| Social Science Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Somerville College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Antony's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Clare's Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St Edmund Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Staircase 7/VII | 0.0 | |||||
| Stonesfield Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Summertown Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Taylor Institution | 0.0 | |||||
| The Queen's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| University College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Upper and Lower Libraries | 0.0 | |||||
| Vere Harmsworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wadham College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wallingford Libary | 0.0 | |||||
| Wantage Library | 0.0 | |||||
| War Memorial Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Weston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wheatley Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Witney Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wolfson College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wolfson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Woodstock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Worcester College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wren - Blackbird Leys Library & Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Wycliffe Hall Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Wolvercote
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car Boot Sale - The Kassam Stadium | |||||
| Courtyard Mews | |||||
| East Oxford Farmers' and Community Market | |||||
| Gloucester Green Market | |||||
| Headington Market | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| South Oxford Farmers and Community Market | |||||
| Summertown Farmers' Market | |||||
| The Village Market & Cafe | |||||
| Wallingford Market Place | |||||
| Wantage Town Market | |||||
| Witney Car Boot Sale |
Hotels in Wolvercote
8 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Wolvercote
11 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Wolvercote
18 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Wolvercote
4 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Wolvercote
4 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Wolvercote
2 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Wolvercote
3 gyms within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in Wolvercote
2 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Wolvercote
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Norton Brewery | ||||
| Oxford Brewery Shop | ||||
| Vale Brewery | ||||
| Wychwood Brewery |
Stadiums & Teams in Wolvercote
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Wolvercote
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Airport | BHX | Large Airport |
| Blackbushe Airport | BBS | Medium Airport |
| Coventry Airport | CVT | Medium Airport |
| Cranfield Airport | - | Medium Airport |
| Farnborough Airport | FAB | Medium Airport |
| Lasham Airfield | - | Medium Airport |
| London Oxford Airport | OXF | Medium Airport |
| MoD Boscombe Down | - | Medium Airport |
| RAF Benson | BEX | Medium Airport |
| RAF Brize Norton | BZZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Fairford | FFD | Medium Airport |
| RAF Odiham | ODH | Medium Airport |
| Arden Heath Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Baileys Fram Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bakersfield Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Barton Ashes Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bericote Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bernwood Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Berry Grove Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bicester Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bidford Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Bitteswell Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bossington Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bovingdon Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bowden Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Brimpton Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Brockwood Bottom Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Buttermilk Hall Farm | - | Small Airport |
| Calcot Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Camp Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chalgrove Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Cheddington Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chesham Vale Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Chilbolton Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Chilsfold Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Claybrooke Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Clench Common Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Colemore Farm Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Colthrop Manor Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Compton Chamberlayne Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Cornbury House Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Croughton Manor Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deenethorpe Airfield | - | Small Airport |
| Denford Manor Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deptford 'Farm' Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Deptford Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Devizes Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
| Draycot Farm Aerodrome | - | Small Airport |
| Drayton Home Farm Airstrip | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Wolvercote
2 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Mail Boxes Etc | |
| Oxford Convenience Store |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Wolvercote
11 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| All Saints Church | |
| Chapel | |
| SS. Gregory & Augustine Catholic Church | |
| St Margaret of Antioch | |
| St Margaret's Well | |
| St Michael And All Angels' Church | |
| St Peter's Church | |
| Summertown United Reformed Church | |
| The North Oxford Christian Spiritualist Church | |
| Wolvercote Baptist Church | |
| Woodstock Road Baptist Church |
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What is the population of Wolvercote?
Wolvercote has a population of 1,154 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 420 people per square mile, spread across 2.8 square miles. The median age of residents is 31.6 years, which is younger than the national median of 38.9 years. The population is 50.9% female and 49.1% male.
Is Wolvercote expensive to live in?
The median household income is $54,977, 27% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $613,922 (118% above the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $1,374 per month, above the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 11.2x, which means housing is a stretch relative to local earnings.
What is the weather like in Wolvercote?
Wolvercote has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 51°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 60°F in July. The area receives 224 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 37.8 inches, with 5.6 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Wolvercote?
The unemployment rate in Wolvercote is 5.6%, somewhat above the national average of 3.6%. Job seekers may face moderate competition. The average weekly wage is $1,057. There are 105 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Wolvercote?
The median home value in Wolvercote is $613,922. For renters, the median monthly rent is $1,374. The homeownership rate is 46.8%.
How are the schools in Wolvercote?
48.1% of adults in Wolvercote hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national average of 33.7%. 68.6% have completed high school.
What are the demographics of Wolvercote?
The racial and ethnic makeup of Wolvercote is 19.4% White, 3.2% Black or African American, 19.6% Asian. 76.6% of residents speak only English at home. 1.8% of the population are military veterans. 3.3% of residents have a disability.
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