Oxford

22°CCloudy

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:29

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

600 reported · July 2026▲ 7% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences135
• Shoplifting103
• Public order64
• Anti-social behaviour57

26 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oxford Central · Thames Valley

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

259 reported road collisions (2024)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 456 rated 4–5 ★ (400 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Oxford (1.0 km)
• 107 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£466,815 average▼ 0.9% YoY

Across Oxford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (9.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Asda (9.8 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

81 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: CP QA UK CPHM-C686 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres11
• Gyms10
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches163
• Playgrounds21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Oxford City Council wins at the UK Property Forums OXProp Awards· 11 Sept 2026
• Statement on the Visitor Levy announcement· 10 Sept 2026
• Refurbished Friar's Wharf playground reopens as 'Emily's Playground'· 10 Sept 2026
• Have your say on plans for 240 new homes at Redbridge Paddock· 9 Sept 2026
• Oxford Local Plan 2045 public hearings announced· 9 Sept 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)

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

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oxford

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

• In a conservation area (Central)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 958 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

255 applications decided

90.2% granted · 230 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools15
• GPs & clinics12
• Pharmacies7
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens287
• Restaurants & cafés324

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,325 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5,551 jobs advertised · £39,980 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - South East, Mobile Vehicle Technician - Oxford

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Solar 22% · Imports 21% · Gas 8%

51 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.9 yrs 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

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

• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership776 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership387 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks199 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills187 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  Alfred Street · 0.0 km

  Alfred Street is a cobbled street running between the High Street to the north and the junction with Blue Boar Street and Bear Lane at the southern end, in central Oxford, England. To the south is Christ Church, one o…

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  All Saints' Church, Oxford · 0.0 km

  All Saints Church is a former church on the north side of the High Street in central Oxford, England, on the corner of Turl Street. It is now the library of Lincoln College. This former church is Grade I listed.

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  St Columba's United Reformed Church, Oxford · 0.1 km

  St Columba's United Reformed Church is a congregation of the United Reformed Church (URC) in the centre of the city of Oxford. It is located on Alfred Street, off the High Street.

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  Shepherd & Woodward · 0.1 km

  Shepherd & Woodward are a traditional clothing outfitters in High Street, Oxford, England. The shop's origins date back to 1845. It is the largest supplier of academic gowns and other clothing for the University of Ox…

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  Vincent's Club · 0.1 km

  Vincent's Club, popularly known as Vinnie's, is a private members' club in Oxford. The club's membership consists predominantly, but not exclusively, of sporting blues of the University of Oxford.

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  Covered Market, Oxford · 0.1 km

  The Covered Market is a historic market with permanent stalls and shops in a large covered structure in central Oxford, England. It was designated a Grade II listed building in 2000.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)