Pop. 8,482 38.60% owner occupied Median age 32.0 3.2 mi to city centre 45.5 mi to LHR

Blackbird Leys

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Safety & Crime

Thames Valley Police

Total incidents
891
2025
Violent crime
344
39% of total
Property crime
93
10% of total

Year by year

2025
891

Source: Thames Valley Police · 2025–2025 · Data available to end of 2025

Reported incidents only. Does not reflect overall safety. Higher or lower than the city median is not a rating or recommendation.

10 nearby
Oxfordshire Hospital School
LOC · Special · Blackbird Leys
0.8 mi
away
Mabel Prichard School
ACA · Special · Blackbird Leys
0.8 mi
away
Windale Primary School
ACA · Primary · Northfield Brook
0.8 mi
away
Pegasus School
ACA · Primary · Blackbird Leys
0.8 mi
away
Orchard Meadow Primary School
ACA · Primary · Blackbird Leys
0.9 mi
away
Orion Academy
ACA · Special · Northfield Brook
1.3 mi
away
Emmanuel Christian School
Independent · Primary · Littlemore
1.5 mi
away
Tyndale Community School
FRE · Primary · Temple Cowley
2.1 mi
away
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School
ACA · Primary · Temple Cowley
2.1 mi
away
Oxford Brookes University
HIG · Post-16 · Churchill
2.2 mi
away
School locations sourced from open city data · Distances measured from centre of community · Proximity only. Not a quality rating or recommendation.

17 nearby
Hospitals and Clinics

Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate. Data may be incomplete.

Oxford City Community Hospital
2.2 mi
Churchill Hospital
2.2 mi
Warneford Hospital
2.5 mi
Manor Hospital
3.1 mi
John Radcliffe Hospital
3.4 mi
Abingdon Community Hospital
8.1 mi
Didcot Community Hospital
11.8 mi
Thame Community Hospital
12.5 mi
Doctors
The Leys Health Centre
1.1 mi
Temple Cowley Health Centre
1.2 mi
Donnington Medical Partnership
2.3 mi
Bartlemas Surgery
2.7 mi
Cowley Road Medical Practice
2.7 mi
Dentists
Westbridge Dental Practice
1.1 mi
Pharmacies
Boots
0.3 mi
The Leys Pharmacy
Blackbird Leys Road
0.7 mi
Allied Pharmacy
Ivy Close
0.8 mi
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

Addresses By Risk Band (across 178 postcodes in this area)

Each address is individually assessed by the Environment Agency - these are address counts, not a single area-wide rating. Addresses not shown here are Very Low risk.

137
High
116
Medium
481
Low
Groundwater flood alert area Unlikely

A separate assessment of flooding from rising groundwater (e.g. in chalk areas) - distinct from the river, sea and surface water risk above.

Source: Environment Agency flood risk data (OGL) · Risk reflects modelled flood probability from rivers, the sea and surface water · Data may change over time

2025 sales
2025 sale prices by property type
All Residential
UK House Price Index 2025
£334,137
Average sale price
Flat / Maisonette
UK House Price Index 2025
£207,250
Average sale price
Terraced
UK House Price Index 2025
£339,131
Average sale price
Semi-Detached
UK House Price Index 2025
£365,888
Average sale price
Source: UK House Price Index (Land Registry) 2025 - Average sale price shown across all residential zoning types. Figures reflect actual completed sale prices and may not represent current market value. Not a substitute for a professional appraisal.
Number of sales behind each figure is available in the full report.

Business types
Retail 31
Professional Services 29
Restaurants & Food 18
Grocery & Supermarkets 14
Vehicle Repair 8
Coffee Shops 6
Pharmacies 4
Medical & Health 4
Source: · Active businesses within 2km

24 nearby
Supermarkets
Lidl
Watlington Road
0.2 mi
M&S Simply Food
Ambassador Avenue
0.3 mi
The Food Warehouse
Bobby Fryer Close
0.4 mi
Gyms and Recreation
FeelFit Gym
The Square
1.0 mi
Rose Hill Community Centre Gym
1.6 mi
Oxford Canoe and Kayak Club
2.1 mi
Cafes and Coffee
Costa
Ambassador Avenue
0.4 mi
Oxford Factory
Cascade Way
0.6 mi
Waste2Taste
Craufurd Road
0.7 mi
Communi-Tea Cafe
Cuddesdon Way
0.7 mi
Water Tank Cafe
Alec Issigonis Way
0.7 mi
Parks
Blackbird Leys Park
0.6 mi
Gillians Park
0.8 mi
Herschel Crescent Recreation Ground
0.8 mi
Fry's Hill Park
1.0 mi
Community Centres
Wood Farm Community Room
1.6 mi
Maggie's Oxford
Roosevelt Drive
1.8 mi
Libraries
Littlemore Library
1.1 mi
Knowledge Centre
1.8 mi
Girdlestone Memorial Library
Windmill Road
1.8 mi
Fire Stations
Slade Park Fire Station
Horspath Driftway
1.0 mi
Police Stations
Barton Neighbourhood Police Office
2.7 mi
St Aldate's Police Station
St Aldate's
3.0 mi
Marston and Northway Neighbourhood Police Office
Westlands Drive
3.1 mi
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate · Data may be incomplete or change over time

8 bus stops within 0.5 mi
Nearest Rail Station
Oxford Rail Station
Rail
6.0 mi
Nearest Bus Stops
Lidl
0.2 mi
Buildbase
0.3 mi
Car Factory Gate
0.4 mi
The Bullnose Morris
0.4 mi
Unipart House
0.4 mi
Source: NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · Distances are walking or driving distance as appropriate.

Major Parks

Name Area Distance
Blackbird Leys Park 17 acres 0.6 mi
Gillians Park 9 acres 0.8 mi
Herschel Crescent Recreation Ground 5 acres 0.9 mi
Fry's Hill Park 5 acres 0.9 mi
Cowley Marsh Recreation Ground 18 acres 1.2 mi

Source: municipal open data.

Nearby Facilities

Name Type Distance
Oxford Sewage Treatment Works Wastewater Treatment 1.4 mi

Straight-line distances. Source: municipal open data.

Air Quality

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping model

2024
PM2.5

Fine particulate matter, annual mean

7.1 µg/m³
WHO guideline 5 UK objective 20
NO2

Nitrogen dioxide, annual mean

10.5 µg/m³
WHO guideline 10 UK objective 40

Figures shown are the nearest available 1km grid estimate. WHO guideline and UK Air Quality Objective are shown as named reference points for context, not a safety assessment.

Susan Brown
LEADER OF OXFORD CITY COUNCIL
Susan Brown
Oxford · Labour
Anneliese Dodds
MP FOR OXFORD EAST
Anneliese Dodds
Oxford East · Labour Co-op
Source: UK Parliament Members API
Community quality data unavailable.
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