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Thinking of living at OX3 8TA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Farm Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Windmill Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Bayards Hill School | Primary | 1.3 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | Primary | 1.5 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Sandhills Community Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Cheney School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 46 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oxford Spires Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Greyfriars Catholic School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 34 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Oxford Academy | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 33.6 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wheatley Park School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.5 · 21.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Headington School Oxford | Independent | 2.1 km | 57.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Education (Oxford) | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | Rowing Tank | 3.6 km | 18 |
| Tennis | Bullingdon Community Centre | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Barton Leisure Centre | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Football | Oxford Sports Park | 2.1 km | 8 |
| Squash | The Lean Machine | 2.4 km | 8 |
| Athletics | Horspath Athletic And Sports Ground | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Basketball | Barton Oxsports Area | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Cains Fudge Cricket Club | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Multi-sport | Park Sports Centre | 3.7 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Headington Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Kayak | Oxford Canoe and Kayak Club | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Canoe | Oxford Canoe and Kayak Club | 3.8 km | 3 |
| Running | Up & Running | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Oxford Golf Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Headington Skatepark | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Horspath Cycle Speedway | 1.9 km | 2 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 43. 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: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Oxford, a drive away (5.4 km), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Masons Road East, 450 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 15).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (15 by car).
Central London is 77 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Wood Farm Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 68% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cheney School, 2.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 800 m away; Turna Beer And Wine (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodfarm Health Centre (950 m), with The Leys Pharmacy Wood Farm the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Acute Cut is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 4.0 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, 7 pubs and bars.
The Oxford Trust is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Mason's Arms the nearest pub (800 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 231 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Broad Oak Nature Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Barton Pool (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 56 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
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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| Oxford International College |
|---|
| Independent |
| 3.2 km |
| 39.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near OX3 8TA, 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.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Oxford Brookes University, 2.2 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.