Oxford as a place to live
Discussion
VEA said:
Personally I love most of it, Jericho is a really nice place to live, anywhere up towards kidlington really.
+1Oxford, like many places, combines areas of utter beauty and fabulous architecture with areas that are just many s
t-pits piled up together in a heap.They are easy to spot, though, as they're often cheap.
I spend a pleasant year living in Oxford: In a s
t-pit I can't recommend.illmonkey said:
Oxford as a city or rural around Oxford?
Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
st_files said:
illmonkey said:
Oxford as a city or rural around Oxford?
Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
Never been to Marsh Gibbon, so cant comment. I assume you are going to be working in Headington, in which case, its got great links towards the south too. Depending where abouts in headington you are working, you could get there very quickly from a smaller town, if that is your thing (ie Marsh Gibbon).
st_files said:
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
If you need to get into Oxford every day, have a look at the traffic on the A40 (North/NW)in rush hour Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
Getting round Oxford by public transport is a PITA (tends to go in and out, rather than around); traffic on the ring road is pretty much always heavy.
I worked for 6 years in Cowley/Headington and lived out Wallingford (south east of Oxford) way. 20 minute commute, very little traffic. (Also halfway to Reading for decent shopping
). If you're not in to a massive night life thing, I'd look outside the city, but stick to places that are straight out from where you work if possible (ie avoid commuting the ring road as much as possible!!).But if you're in Headington for 6 months first anyway, you'll make your own mind up.
defblade said:
st_files said:
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
If you need to get into Oxford every day, have a look at the traffic on the A40 (North/NW)in rush hour Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
Getting round Oxford by public transport is a PITA (tends to go in and out, rather than around); traffic on the ring road is pretty much always heavy.
I worked for 6 years in Cowley/Headington and lived out Wallingford (south east of Oxford) way. 20 minute commute, very little traffic. (Also halfway to Reading for decent shopping
). If you're not in to a massive night life thing, I'd look outside the city, but stick to places that are straight out from where you work if possible (ie avoid commuting the ring road as much as possible!!).But if you're in Headington for 6 months first anyway, you'll make your own mind up.
Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
st_files said:
defblade said:
st_files said:
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
If you need to get into Oxford every day, have a look at the traffic on the A40 (North/NW)in rush hour Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
Getting round Oxford by public transport is a PITA (tends to go in and out, rather than around); traffic on the ring road is pretty much always heavy.
I worked for 6 years in Cowley/Headington and lived out Wallingford (south east of Oxford) way. 20 minute commute, very little traffic. (Also halfway to Reading for decent shopping
). If you're not in to a massive night life thing, I'd look outside the city, but stick to places that are straight out from where you work if possible (ie avoid commuting the ring road as much as possible!!).But if you're in Headington for 6 months first anyway, you'll make your own mind up.
Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
If you want, drop me a PM for more details/locations. I've lived around here for my life, worked in all of the towns (so done the commutes).
st_files said:
Cheers for all the advice - my gf will be working in Headington & Bicester which is why we were thinking Kidlington or further out in Marsh Gibbon direction.
Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
Out of Kidlington towards Oxford is one long traffic jam every single morning.Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
I'm not saying don't go there at all, but do be aware that a quick trip viewing a house on a weekend afternoon will be a very different thing to the commute in on a weekday...
...do it by motorbike
st_files said:
illmonkey said:
Oxford as a city or rural around Oxford?
Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Initially we're moving to headington for work reasons but we're planning to move and buy after 6 months.Some fantastic towns near by with a short trip to Oxford.
As above though, Jerico is great, summertown too. Stay clear of Cowley and Blackbird leys.
Kidlington was a place we like but we were also looking out towards Marsh Gibbon....
billybuds said:
Been here for 4 years now, haven't got a bad word to say about the place. It's lovely in the Summer, a selection of half decent restaurants and pubs and a nice mix of people.
I would highly recommend the Summertown/North Oxford area, not a massive fan of Jericho.
Lived in Summertown for a couple of years when I was a student there. Great place, and easy bike ride into the centreI would highly recommend the Summertown/North Oxford area, not a massive fan of Jericho.
st_files said:
Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
I lived in Benson for a while, which is a lovely little village, but it really is little, didn't even have a cashpoint when I was there, and the chippy closed at 11pm which was useless for after pub munchies 
Then lived in Abingdon, which is quite a nice town, but no train station which is annoying. Particulary if you need to go into London regulary, but then you wouldn't live anywhere around Oxford if you needed that, as the train service is shocking...
Some great roads in that part of the country though!
trooperiziz said:
st_files said:
Ideally I think we'd like a nice village 20 mins from Oxford town centre - but thats what everyone wants so it will be expensive....
I lived in Benson for a while, which is a lovely little village, but it really is little, didn't even have a cashpoint when I was there, and the chippy closed at 11pm which was useless for after pub munchies Then lived in Abingdon, which is quite a nice town, but no train station which is annoying. Particulary if you need to go into London regulary, but then you wouldn't live anywhere around Oxford if you needed that, as the train service is shocking...
Some great roads in that part of the country though!
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