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Oxford

Oxford is a city in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of around 150,000. It has around 8 GP surgeries, 3 pharmacies, 4 supermarkets, and around 235 restaurants and cafés, along with 46 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Oxford, 2.1 km away. There were around 520 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 2 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Oxford is around the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 162,040 residents at roughly 3,553 people per km².

43/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 198th of 294 English council areas — better than 33% of them.

Low crime27
Home affordability26
Affordable rents9
Good schools66
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation60
Employment68
Low council tax4

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

19°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:29

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

565 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences148
  • Public order66
  • Shoplifting62
  • Other theft52

23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oxford Central · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • E-Bikes in Oxford City Centre, and regular bikes, specifically Cornmarket Street and Queen Street are still being reported as riding too…
  • There is an issue of Street drinking, noise nuisance and general anti-social behaviour at BONN SQUARE, OXFORD. We have seen reduction in…

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

Road safety

259 reported road collisions (2024)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 450 rated 4–5 ★ (396 top)
  • 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Oxford (2.1 km)
  • 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oxford (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£466,815 average 0.9% YoY

Across Oxford · to 2026-06

Detached£947,997
Semi-detached£576,473
Terraced£456,774
Flat£285,194

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (10.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (10.5 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

81 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Oxford Brookes University Headington Campus (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres8
  • Gyms9
  • Swimming pools10
  • Sports pitches143
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds24

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,678 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,786
B £2,083
C £2,381
D £2,678
E £3,274
F £3,869
G £4,464
H £5,357

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • The Cherwell SchoolOutstanding
  • Greyfriars Catholic SchoolGood
  • Oxford Spires AcademyGood
  • The Swan SchoolGood
  • The Oxford AcademyRequires improvement
  • Cheney School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oxford

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Central)
  • Within the Green Belt
  • 871 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

255 applications decided

90.2% granted · 230 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 20
  • LD 9
  • Grn 13
  • Oth 6

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools11
  • GPs & clinics14
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens223
  • Restaurants & cafés277

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,325 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4,835 jobs advertised · £40,210 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Stanford in the Vale, Mobile Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.9 yrs men

54% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Oxford East:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Clement's Church, Oxford · 0.2 km

    St Clement's Church is an evangelical Church of England parish church situated just to the east of central Oxford, England.

  • Angel & Greyhound Meadow, Oxford · 0.4 km

    The Angel & Greyhound Meadow, also known as Angel Meadow, is a flood-meadow adjoining the River Cherwell just north of Magdalen Bridge, Oxford, England and opposite Magdalen College. It derives its name from the old A…

  • Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial · 0.4 km

    The Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial is a monument in Oxford dedicated to the 31 known local residents who fought on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) against Nationalist forces. Erected and un…

  • Headington Hill Park · 0.4 km

    Headington Hill Park is a park on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England.

  • Headington Road · 0.4 km

    Headington Road is an arterial road in the east of Oxford, England. The road connects the junction of St Clements and Marston Road with the suburb of Headington, up Headington Hill. When it reaches the Headley Way jun…

  • St Clement's, Oxford · 0.4 km

    St Clement's is an area and road in Oxford, England, on the east bank of the River Cherwell. "St Clement's" is usually taken to describe a small triangular area from The Plain bounded by the River Cherwell to the Nort…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Towns in Oxford