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On Swan Street, in Osney, Jericho & Port Meadow
What it's like at OX2 0BJ: every home that has sold on Swan Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Swan Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 8 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Swan StreetTerraced | May 2026 | £460,000 | 64 m² | £7,188/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Swan StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2003 | £218,000 | 72 m² | £3,028/m² | 1 |
| 3, Swan StreetTerraced | Mar 2012 | £321,000 | 62 m² | £5,177/m² | 1 |
| 4, Swan StreetTerraced | Nov 2023 | £385,000 | 62 m² | £6,210/m² | 1 |
| 5, Swan StreetTerraced | Jul 2023 | £465,000 | 67 m² | £6,940/m² | 3 |
| 6, Swan StreetTerraced | Jan 2013 | £320,000 | 65 m² | £4,923/m² | 1 |
| 7, Swan StreetTerraced | Dec 2018 | £400,000 | 71 m² | £5,634/m² | 1 |
| 8, Swan StreetOther · company-owned | Apr 2025 | £380,795 | 107 m² | £3,559/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 58% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Oxford, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Osney Island, 200 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 400, S6, S9, 4); 61 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
45% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is West Oxford Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is North Hinksey Church of England Primary School (1.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Matthew Arnold School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 56.5 · 24% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cherwell School (2.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Booker Cash And Carry, 300 m away; Nisa - Botley Road (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beaumont Elms Practice (1.0 km), with Woodlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, J&J Beauty Salon is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 3.8 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, 15 pubs and bars.
CurryDor is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Holly Bush the nearest pub (100 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 116 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 44% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Jericho, Osney Town).
There are 33 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 3% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Oatlands Road Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, Vishuddha Yoga Centre (150 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 64 km away.
39 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vicarage at the Church of St Frideswide | II | 130 m |
| Church of St Frideswide | II* | 160 m |
| Seven Arches Bridge | II | 190 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Oxford West and Abingdon constituency: Layla Moran MP (Liberal Democrat), since June 2017. 2024 general election: LD hold, majority 14,894 (32.4%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 51%, Conservative 19%, Labour 13%, Reform UK 9%.
18 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near OX2 0BJ →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Many neighbours rent: 45% of households rent privately and 16% socially.
It's young: 35% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 66% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 29% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Oxford, 1.2 km away (TEF Gold).
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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
On this street: 0 of 8 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 89.2% | 87.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.4% | 10.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Cotswold Country Park and Beach · about 58 min
Nearest: Cholsey and Wallingford Railway · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 8 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.