Radley Village - Parish Plan

Parish Plan

Following the very hard work of the Parish Plan Steering Committee, Radley now has a Parish Plan. This document is essential, as it forms a basis for the future as to how the community wish to see the village develop.

Parish Plan is available in four parts

Main Document (PDF 5.2mb)

Appendix 1 - Demographics

Appendix 2- Listed Buildings

Appendix 3 - Protected Trees

Radley in Numbers

This summary gives a numerical profile of the people living in Radley. All the numbers presented here are for Radley ward. Centred on the village, the ward extends to Peachcroft Farm and Lodge Hill in the west, to Radley Big Wood in the north (including the mobile home parks of Woodlands, Pebble Hill and Bigwood), whilst the eastern and southern boundaries follow the River Thames towards Abingdon. The ward boundary is the same as the parish boundary.

Population

Radley has approximately 933 households (compared with 933 in 2001) and is home to 3,200 people , including almost 700 boys between the ages of 13 to 18 years boarding at Radley College. The population has increased by 450 (16%) since 2001.

Radley has a higher percentage of 65-74 year olds than average for the Vale of White Horse district, and a smaller proportion of children from birth to 9 years.

The majority of people living in Radley are White British (94%), and 78% of residents state their religion as Christian.

Table 1 Population of Radley, 2001 to 2009

	2001	2009	% change
All people	2,774	3,227	16.3

Males	1,696	2,103	24.0
Females	1,078	1,124	4.3

People aged 0-4	105	100	-4.8
People aged 5-9	119	106	-10.9
People aged 10-14*	268	424	58.2
People aged 15-19*	550	821	49.3
People aged 20-24	82	74	-9.8
People aged 25-29	91	68	-25.3
People aged 30-44	453	412	-9.1
People aged 45-59	536	540	0.7
People aged 60-64	171	175	2.3
People aged 65-74	261	311	19.2
People aged 75-84	116	174	50.0
People aged 85+	22	22	0.0

Source: 2001 Census data, from Nomis, February 2010

Office for National Statistics 2009 mid year estimates by ward (experimental data)

*includes almost 700 boys aged between 13-19 years resident at Radley College

Health and Employment

Three quarters of residents in Radley are reported to be in good health with

59% of residents in Radley aged between 16-74 years are either employed (85%) or self-employed (13%). The remaining 41% includes a significant number of retired people , plus pupils at Radley College aged 16 years and over.

The above is an extract from Appendix 1 of the Parish Plan which details the demographics of Radley. A full version of the Appendix can be obtained by following the linke for Appendix 1 above.

Acknowledgements

The Radley Parish Plan Steering Committee would like to acknowledge the following organisations and individuals who have all contributed in some way to the creation of the document which is due to be launched on Sunday 23rd October 2011 at Radley Village Hall.

Oxfordshire Rural Community Council	Oxfordshire Community Foundation – Grassroots
Radley Parish Council	RWE Npower
Mr. John Curtis	Map courtesy of Radley History Club ( www.radleyhistoryclub.org.uk ) © 2000, Radley History Club, drawn by Hilary Frisby
Vale of White Horse District Council	Oxfordshire County Council
Mr Garry Cook Dr. Basil Crowley Mr George Cocker Mr. Les Hemsworth Ms Lynda Pasquire Radley Primary School	For photographs
Mr. Chris Gasson Mr. Chris Henderson Mrs. Nancy Homewood	for distributing and collecting Survey Questionnaires
Mr Nick Frearson Mr Bill Homewood Radley College	for help with events

The Steering Committee has met regularly since its inception in October 2009 culminating with the official launch on 23rd October 2011.

Ms. Kayla Tomlinson (Chair)

Mr. David Buckle MBE

Mr. Garry Cook

Dr. J. Eric Davies

Mrs. Inga Doherty

Mr. Bob Earl

Mr. Nick Frearson

Mrs. Sally Hemsworth

Mrs. Jenny Standen

Mrs. Fiona Wilkes

Mr. Ian Yorston

Miss Martha Young

Parish Plan Archive

Minutes and archive of the Steering Committee Activities

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If anyone is interested in the work of this Committee, contact Kayla (email:parishplan@radleyvillage.org.uk) or Sally (email: sally@radleyvillage.org.uk)

Forthcoming Events

Click here for details of forthcoming Parish Plan Events.

Useful links

Commission for Rural Communities

ORCC - How to prepare a Parish Plan

Oxfordshire County Council Information on Parish Plans

Updated 22 October, 2011

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