Oxford successfully combines its role as a first-class academic and cultural centre, a tourist haven and a modern industrial city. Accommodation is difficult to find in the heart of the city, but the surrounding area has more to offer. The typical accommodation is detached, two-storey housing with well-tended gardens. Educational and cultural facilities are excellent. Traffic is carefully controlled in the old city and there are excellent car parks on the outskirts with bus connections to the centre. Oxfords industrial heart is located outside the ring road, where traffic is intense. Shopping is best in the city centre, where there is a large choice of high street stores as well as small specialist shops. Supermarkets are located outside the centre.

Blackbird Leys
Blackbird Leys

Lying beyond the Oxford ring road, this one-time council-owned estate has suffered from a poor reput...

Botley
Botley

Served by a regular bus service, and with easy access to Seacourt park and ride and Oxford railway s...

City centre
City centre

The historic centre of Oxford is as notable for its beautiful period buildings as it is for its beau...

Cowley
Cowley

Located in the south east of the city, Cowley is home to many of Oxfords industries, including the B...

Cumnor
Cumnor

This picturesque village lies just within the boarders of Berkshire, although the city of Oxford can...

Headington
Headington

With five hospitals, the district of Headington is, unsurprisingly, dominated by doctors, nurses and...

Iffley
Iffley

Possibly best known as the home of Iffley road sports stadium at which Roger Banister broke the four...

South Hinksey
South Hinksey

This historic village hides in the shadows of trees, beyond which runs the busy A34. Many period pro...

Summertown
Summertown

The up-and-coming district of Summertown is fast becoming the citys most popular location. North of...

Wolvercote, Cutteslowe
Wolvercote, Cutteslowe

Divided by the busy A34 junction and the Oxford Canal these two areas are extremely popular among pr...