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Thinking of living at OX12 8LF? 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 and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Amand's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| The Hendreds Church of England School | Primary | 450 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Harwell Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Steventon Village | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| St Blaise CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.3 km | 56% met the expected standard |
| Aureus School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 33.7 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| UTC Oxfordshire | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 32.5 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OX12 8LF, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness | Chilton outdoor Gym | 3.3 km | 14 |
| Tennis | Hendreds Tennis Courts | 560 m | 9 |
| Cricket | Sports Club | 670 m | 3 |
| Swimming | Milton Hill Abingdon | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Harwell Pump Track+ | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Drayton Park Golf Club (Abingdon) | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Cricket nets | Cricket Nets | 590 m | 1 |
| Football | Ardington & Lockinge Sports Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Milton Hill Bowls Club | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | GWP Skatepark | 4.7 km | 1 |
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 drive away (6.7 km), with 2.9m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is The Plough, 500 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route BB4).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Amand's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Aureus School, 4.5 km 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 Morrisons Daily, 2.0 km away, with Hendred Store and Post Office closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The GP surgery is around 26 minutes on foot or by bus.
For a haircut, Atomic Hair is 2.1 km 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.
Hendreds Community Cafe (HEG) is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Eyston Arms the nearest pub (300 m).
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 Pico Park, 2.0 km away; for exercise, The Fitness Experts (2.5 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.
13 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.