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Thinking of living at OX11 6FF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Didcot Primary Academy | Primary | 300 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Aureus Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 78% met the expected standard |
| Stephen Freeman Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Aureus School | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 33.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Oxfordshire | Secondary | 250 m | Attainment 8: 32.5 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Didcot Girls' School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 26% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Birinus School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OX11 6FF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Boundary Park (Harwell) | 330 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Harwell Primary School | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Harwell Recreation Ground | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Golf | Drayton Park Golf Club (Abingdon) | 3.9 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Didcot Cricket Club | 450 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | GWP Skatepark | 460 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Didcot Bowls Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Didcot Wave Leisure Pool | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Football | Ladygrove Courts | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Didcot Boxing Academy | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Didcot Leisure Centre | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Willowbrook Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Willowbrook Leisure Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Ladygrove Courts | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Karate | Didcot Kyushindo Judo and Karate club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Judo | Didcot Kyushindo Judo and Karate club | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 46% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Didcot Parkway, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is ASDA, 200 m away, with a bus about every 17 minutes on weekdays (routes X35, X34); 26 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Didcot Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Aureus School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 33.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Didcot Girls' School (4.3 km).
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 200 m away; Best One (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodlands Medical Centre (1.1 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Bar is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 30 restaurants and cafés and 13 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Costa Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Royal Oak the nearest pub (1.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 58 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 313 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 503 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Boundary Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Didcot Boxing Academy (1.7 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Heathrow is 61 km away.
26 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 48% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.