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County or areaOxfordshire
Postcode districtOX3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:46 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,115 residentsin the Headington census areaMedian age 31.73,843 households50% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright12% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,153 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 31%, education 24%, professional and scientific services 9%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 21% go by car, 6% take public transport, 34% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages58% of adults hold a degree or higher8% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 81%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November35 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOxford Headingtonhistoric site · under a mileSt Cross Churchhistoric site · 1.1 miOxford Castle Quartercastle · 1.8 miOxford Castle Moundcastle · 1.8 miIsle of Rheaisland · 1.3 miOsney Weir Poollake · 2.2 miRainbow Bridgebridge · 1.1 miMagdalen Bridgebridge · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSouth Parkpark · under a mile · 23 haMilham Ford Nature Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haUniversity Parkspark · 1.1 mi · 29 haSouthfield Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 55 haEden Drive Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBrookes Sportssports ground · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200040 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202520 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,183 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJohn Radcliffe Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryOxford City Urgent Care Centre31 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyManor Pharmacy20 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDepartment Of Orthondicsunder a milePolice stationSt Aldates Police StationOxford1.6 miCash machineJOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL, Headington2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi43 schools20 primary, 5 secondary, 10 independent, 1 special, 4 nursery, 3 otherPrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxfordages 4-11, 376 pupilsunder a mileIndependentHeadington School Oxfordages 3-19, 1,082 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCheney Schoolages 11-18, 1,706 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRuskin Collegeunder a mileUniversityOxford Brookes Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN37 miRailway stationOxford2.0 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre1.7 miBus stops140 within a mileCar parkOxford Brookes - Marston Campus Car Park4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingubitricity2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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