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 less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 162,040 residents at roughly 3,553 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 187th of 294 English council areas — better than 36% of them.
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
8°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 6° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:30
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
543 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences198
- Anti-social behaviour63
- Shoplifting57
- Public order47
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 452 rated 4–5 ★ (397 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
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
£478,080 average▼ 2.9% YoY
Across Oxford · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (8.6 km)
3 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
- Blackbird Leys honours three community champions with new street names at affordable homes development· 4 Nov 2026
- Oxford to mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday· 4 Nov 2026
- 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
Source: Oxford Council
Population
162,040 residents in Oxford · 3,553/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 73%
- 65+: 12%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
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
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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
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
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
276 applications decided
87% granted · 240 granted, 36 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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 & cafés276
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,445 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3,756 jobs advertised · £44,359 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Stanford in the Vale, Care Assistant - Nights, Ex-NTP Teacher
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
Healthy life expectancy (Oxfordshire): 66.6 women · 65.4 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:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks451 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND220 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Ban and stop the “15 minute cities” initiative in the UK156 local signatures · 12,482 nationwide
- Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after143 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide
- Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements143 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05