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On Upper Meadow, in Risinghurst & Sandhills
What it's like at OX3 8FX: every home that has sold on Upper Meadow 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
Sales and extensions on Upper Meadow; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Upper MeadowFlat | Nov 2019 | £280,860 | 76 m² | £3,696/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Upper MeadowFlat | Oct 2022 | £405,000 | 84 m² | £4,821/m² | 2 |
| 9, Upper MeadowFlat | Aug 2013 | £260,000 | 48 m² | £5,417/m² | 2 |
| 10, Upper MeadowFlat | Aug 2008 | £272,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 11, Upper MeadowFlat | Jun 2005 | £250,000 | 73 m² | £3,425/m² | 1 |
| 12, Upper MeadowFlat | Oct 2023 | £330,000 | 82 m² | £4,024/m² | 2 |
| 13, Upper MeadowFlat | Jul 2005 | £250,000 | 77 m² | £3,247/m² | 1 |
| 14, Upper MeadowFlat | Nov 2021 | £373,500 | 87 m² | £4,293/m² | 2 |
| 15, Upper MeadowFlat | Oct 2022 | £335,000 | 71 m² | £4,718/m² | 3 |
| 16, Upper MeadowFlat | Jul 2005 | £233,750 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Upper MeadowFlat | Nov 2020 | £315,000 | 73 m² | £4,315/m² | 2 |
| 18, Upper MeadowFlat | Jul 2005 | £260,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Upper MeadowFlat | Mar 2011 | £250,000 | 77 m² | £3,247/m² | 1 |
| 20, Upper MeadowFlat | Dec 2024 | £351,000 | 78 m² | £4,500/m² | 4 |
| 21, Upper MeadowFlat | Jun 2015 | £307,500 | 74 m² | £4,155/m² | 2 |
| 22, Upper MeadowFlat | Mar 2010 | £261,250 | 79 m² | £3,307/m² | 3 |
| 23, Upper MeadowFlat | Jun 2026 | £350,000 | 71 m² | £4,930/m² | 4 |
| 24, Upper MeadowFlat | Mar 2025 | £365,000 | 79 m² | £4,620/m² | 2 |
| 25, Upper MeadowFlat | Dec 2005 | £227,000 | 72 m² | £3,153/m² | 1 |
| 26, Upper MeadowFlat | Mar 2021 | £345,000 | 81 m² | £4,259/m² | 4 |
| Antara House, Upper MeadowDetached | Dec 2024 | £995,000 | 157 m² | £6,338/m² | 2 |
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 (5.0 km), with 8.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Masons Road East, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 15); 39 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 79 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Wood Farm Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 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, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46 · 19.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Cherwell School (4.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 500 m away; Turna Beer And Wine (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Woodfarm Health Centre (800 m), with The Leys Pharmacy Wood Farm the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Acute Cut is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is John Radcliffe Hospital, 1.8 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Oxford Trust is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Mason's Arms the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 13% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 43% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Quarry Hollow Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 58 km away.
Most households own their home, 30% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 54% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Oxford Brookes University, 1.7 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.
18 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%.
16 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 8FX →
On this street: 0 of 13 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 87.8% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.9% | 10.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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
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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 21 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.