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Thinking of living at OX33 1TA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Church of England Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Horspath Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Garsington Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Sandhills Community Primary School | Primary | 3.4 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.8 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Wheatley Park School | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 51.5 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Oxford Academy | Secondary | 5.3 km | Attainment 8: 33.6 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chilworth House School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
| Chilworth House Upper School | Independent | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 2.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Education (Oxford) | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
Every primary near OX33 1TA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Barton Leisure Centre | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Tennis | David Lloyd (Oxford) | 4.1 km | 4 |
| Squash | The Park Sports Centre | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Horspath Village Recreation Ground | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Football | Oxford Sports Park | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Oxford City Athletics Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Basketball | The Cage | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Golf | Waterstock Golf Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Park Sports Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Wheatley Rugby Union Football Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Waterperry Shooting | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Cains Fudge Cricket Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Oxford Stadium | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Motor | Oxford Cheetahs Speedway | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Headington Skatepark | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Oxford and District Indoor Bowls Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Oxford, a drive away (8.7 km), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Business Centre, 500 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 46).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 58 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
Central London is 72 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Wheatley Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wheatley Park School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 51.5 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 2.0 km away, with Central Co-operative closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Morland House Surgery (850 m), with Wheatley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, Oak Hairdressing is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 8.9 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: 19 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Mill View Garden Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The King & Queen the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 293 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 45% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Holton Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Park Sports Centre (1.3 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Luton is 53 km away.
5 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 44% 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.