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On London Road, in Headington
What it's like at OX3 7SL: every home that has sold on London Road 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 8 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on London Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 252 homes on the street are owned by companies.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Oxford, a drive away (3.6 km), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Sandfield Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 400, X32, 25); 145 departures an hour from the 7 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 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cheney School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 46 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cherwell School (3.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 400 m away, with Shell Little Waitrose Headington closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Manor Surgery (400 m), with Manor Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Sirz is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 350 m 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bhoomi Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The White Horse the nearest pub (50 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 42 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 32% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 116 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Staunton Road Rest Area, 450 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (500 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 60 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 37% of households rent privately and 12% socially.
54 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.
Oxford East constituency: Anneliese Dodds MP (Labour (Co-op)), since June 2017. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 14,465 (36.8%), turnout 55%. Vote shares: Labour 50%, Green Party 13%, Conservative 12%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
34 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 OX3 7SL →
It's young: 34% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 58% of adults have a degree.
This is a student area: 28% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Oxford Brookes University, 550 m 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" London Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 146 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 35 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 87.5% | 87.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.5% | 10.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.5% | 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 60 min
Nearest: Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway · about 32 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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