Oxford

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• Today: 10° / 7° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:32

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

• 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

560 reported · August 2026▲ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences153
• Shoplifting92
• Anti-social behaviour69
• Public order53

38 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oxford Central · Thames Valley

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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 458 rated 4–5 ★ (402 top)
• 7 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

£478,080 average▼ 2.9% YoY

Across Oxford · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (9.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (9.7 km)

3 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)

• 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

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Oxford

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

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

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

276 applications decided

87% granted · 240 granted, 36 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

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)

6,445 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3,741 jobs advertised · £44,315 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Stanford in the Vale, Roadside Technician - South East, Headteacher

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

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 63% · Wind 20% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 7%

258 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in OX1

• Beaumont Elms Practice
• Luther Street Medical Practice
• Northgate Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks425 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills187 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND175 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Review the 2026 visa brake: Publish evidence & create transitional arrangements127 local signatures · 38,019 nationwide
• Make statutory maternity pay 90% of wage for first 12 weeks & minimum wage after94 local signatures · 58,157 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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)