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Thinking of living at OX3 7FQ? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 55% met the expected standard |
| Wood Farm Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Tyndale Community School | Primary | 900 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Oxford Spires Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cheney School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greyfriars Catholic School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Education (Oxford) | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Headington School Oxford | Independent | 2.2 km | 57.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oxford International College | Independent | 2.9 km | 39.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OX3 7FQ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | City of Oxford Rowing Club | 3.1 km | 18 |
| Tennis | Bullingdon Community Centre | 770 m | 14 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Oxford) | 1.4 km | 13 |
| Football | Oxford Sports Park | 1.4 km | 8 |
| Squash | The Lean Machine | 1.7 km | 7 |
| Basketball | The Cage | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Cricket Centre | 3.1 km | 5 |
| Athletics | Horspath Athletic And Sports Ground | 990 m | 4 |
| Multi-sport | High Bridge Public Play Area | 4.2 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Horspath Cycle Speedway | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Headington Bowls Club | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Yoga Venue | 2.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Littlemore Rugby Football Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Kayak | Oxford Canoe and Kayak Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Canoe | Oxford Canoe and Kayak Club | 3.1 km | 3 |
| Golf | Oxford Golf Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 44. 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 Oxford, a drive away (5.1 km), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Corner House, 300 m away, with a bus about every 5 minutes on weekdays (routes 700, 100, 600, 13); 24 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 78 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Francis Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 55% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oxford Spires Academy, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 46.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cherwell School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 200 m away; Budgens (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodfarm Health Centre (300 m), with The Leys Pharmacy Wood Farm the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Sidney Barbers is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 3.0 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Costa is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Corner House the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 82 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 49% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Broad Oak Nature Park, 200 m away; for exercise, The Gym (400 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 59 km away.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
19 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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It's young: 31% of residents are aged 15–29.
There's a sizeable student population: 23% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is Oxford Brookes University, 2.1 km away (TEF Silver).
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.