Area Guide For OX5 1XB

When it comes to housing in the OX5 1XB area, the number of houses Owned (no mortgage) are 32, while those Owned (with mortgage) are 61. There are around 132 Shared ownership properties, 255 Local Authority rented, 235 Housing Association rented and around 49 are Private rented.

According to our area research, you can expect to find around 29 Senior management/Professionals in the area and about 49 Junior managment/Professionals. Moreover, 62 people are Small business/Self-employed, while 207 are employed in Routine occupation and 155 are engaged in Semi-routine occupations. The number of Unemployed people on the other hand is only 187.

In OX5 1XB area, Couple with children amount to 150 while Couple without children amount to 63. The neighbourhood also has around 231 Single parent families.

Our area research further shows that the most popular activity for residents is cinema, with 102 votes. Around 122 people are DIY enthusiasts, 94 people are interested in eating out, 95 like exercise, 117 are into football and 97 are fond of gardening. 102 people also like music while 81 are into traveling.

The Sun is the most subscribed (181) newspaper in the area, followed by The Daily Mirror (140), Daily Mail (51), Daily Express (49), The Guardian (31), The Times (24), Daily Telegraph (20) and The Independent (16).

Some of the nearest services available in OX5 1XB are Tillcock & Skates (Appliance Repairs), M B Locksmiths (Locksmiths), D T Property Maintenance (Painters & Decorators), D L Buckle & Son Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Solaflair (Gas Installers), Richard Francis Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Purcell (Architect), Simon Johnson Painting & Decorating Ltd (Window Replacement & Glaziers), A1 Contracting Ltd (Electronic Shop), Benchmark Kitchens & Interiors (Kitchen Designers & Installers), A M R Homes UK Ltd (Property Maintenance Services), O'Gorman's Direct (Electrician), N G Aust (Property Maintenance Services), Crystal Glaze Oxford Ltd (Double Glazing Installer), Maurice Billington (Painters & Decorators), Paul Blake Design (Architectural Service), Wooldridge & Simpson Ltd (Builder), A P V Boiler Services Ltd (Boiler Repair & Servicer), Machin Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), The Bathroom Kitchen Studio (Bathroom Designer), Junk 2 Funk Furniture (Furniture Stores), Kidlington Heating (Gas Engineers), Coleman Hicks Partnership (Architect), Colin McNulty (Painters & Decorators), A J Lord & Sons Ltd (Builder), Hansen Carpets (Carpet Fitter), Caboose (Kitchen Designers & Installers), Bevis Builders (Builder), Homegoods (Electrician), A J Lord & Sons Ltd (Builder), A H Burden Plumbing & Heating (Plumbers), Kev's Painters & Decorators Ltd (Painters & Decorators), Kab (Builder), Ew Builders Ltd (Builder), Holden & Son Bathrooms (Bathroom Designer), Boyne-ryan Electrical Ltd (Electronic Shop) and R J Pain Electrical Services (Electronic Shop).

OX5 1XB has access to various means of transportation including tube, bus and ferry ports. Nearest tube stations include . There is also easy access to airports like London Heathrow Airport, London Luton Airport, Coventry Airport then there are ferry ports that can be used to get by e.g. Moulsey - Hurst Park Ferry Landing, Weybridge Ferry Landing, Shepperton Ferry Landing.

Close access to schools is most important factor in decision making for parents when buying any property. OX5 1XB has many primary, secondary and private schools to choose from including primary schools like St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Kidlington, West Kidlington Primary School, Edward Feild Primary School. Some of the secondary schools include Woodeaton Manor School, Gosford Hill School, St Edward's Oxford. Then there are others like Oxford High School GDST, Tutors International LLP, Rye St Antony School.