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Thinking of living at OX13 6BP? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunningwell Church of England Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 100% met the expected standard |
| Long Furlong Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Dry Sandford Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Dunmore Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Fitzharrys School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Larkmead School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 39.4 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Mason School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 11.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Manor Preparatory School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| St Helen and St Katharine | Independent | 2.2 km | 76.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cothill House | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near OX13 6BP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Larkmead School | 2.2 km | 10 |
| Squash | Abingdon Squash And Racketball Club | 1.8 km | 7 |
| Swimming | Sports Centre | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Sunningwell Cricket Club | 890 m | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Clubhouse | 3.3 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Barrow Hills BMX Track | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Football | 1 | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Tilsley Park | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Harcourt Course | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Sports Centre | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Waste Court | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Hockey | MUSA | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Basketball | MUSA | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Abingdon Bowling Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Oracle Pool & Snooker Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Abbey Sailing Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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.
The nearest station is Radley, a drive away (4.2 km), with 132k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Oxford.
The nearest bus stop is Whitecross, 200 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 44); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Sunningwell Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 100% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Fitzharrys School, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 46 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi Stores, 1.6 km away, with The Barn at Church Farm closer still (1.3 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Long Furlong Medical Centre (1.9 km), with Wootton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Chapel Barbers is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 9.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Hickorys Smokehouse is the closest café or restaurant (1.7 km), and The Flowing Well the nearest pub (1.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 45 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 112 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 1,263 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Appleford Drive Playground, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Sports Centre (2.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 63 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
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.
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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.