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Cowley Oxfordshire

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Community Centres 20 Photographers 12 Venue Hires 8 Pet Groomers 7 Dog Walkings 4 Dog Boardings 3 Wedding Entertainment 2 Car Washes 2 Cake Makers 1 Fireworks Entertainment 1 Bowling Alleys 1 Casinos 1

Other Amenities in Cowley

Pubs 140 Restaurants 524 Banks 18 Hotels 101 Shops 1,283 Supermarkets 47 Takeaways 120 Cinemas 5 Attractions 354 Business services 131 Education 582 Health and beauty 755 Home improvement 348 Property services 116

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Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX4 postcode district.

County or areaOxfordshire

Postcode districtOX4

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 48 min8:09 am – 3:56 pm

Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –

People8,441 residentsin the Lye Valley & Cowley East census areaMedian age 31.72,674 households49% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright18% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,052 in work, 11% retiredMain industries: health and social work 22%, education 15%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 36% go by car, 11% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 79%4% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021

ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 9°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)

Nearby landmarksOxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry War Memorialhistoric site · 1.0 miOxford Headingtonhistoric site · 1.4 miOxford Castle Quartercastle · 2.8 miOxford Castle Moundcastle · 2.8 miSandford Poollake · 1.9 miRose Isleisland · 1.7 miFiddler's Elbowisland · 1.8 miDonnington Bridgebridge · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps

Parks and green spacesShotover Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 123 haBalfour Road Gardenpark · under a mileFlorence Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haSouthfield Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haSandy Lane Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCowley Marshplaying field · under a mile · 7 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 200042 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202521 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 9.8 · PM_2.5 7.2 · PM₁₀ 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM_2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid

Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,858 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025

Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50

Local servicesHospitalChurchill Hospital Oxfordunder a mileGP surgeryNHS England Thames Valley Area Vps18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Cowley15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationCowley Police StationOxfordunder a mileCash machineTesco Bank ATM2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps

SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools19 primary, 4 secondary, 4 independent, 4 special, 3 nurseryPrimaryOur Lady's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 318 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChurch Cowley St James Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 459 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Oxford Academyages 11-19, 1,062 pupilsunder a mileCollegeRuskin College2.4 miUniversityOxford Brookes University1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools

Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR37 miRailway stationOxford3.1 miBus stationGloucester Green Bus StationOxford City Centre2.9 miBus stops110 within a mileCar parkChurchill Hospital Car Park 1Oxford1.3 miEV chargingBetween Town Road4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the OX4 postcode district.

Community Centres

Community Centres in Cowley

The Jungle - Iffley, Oxford
Jungle Art Gallery, Templars Square Shopping Centre, 39-41 Pound St, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 3XX · under a mile
Littlemore Community Centre - Littlemore, Oxford
Giles Rd, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NL · under a mile
Regal Community Centre - Iffley, Oxford
Ridgefield Rd, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 3BY · 1.0 mi
Littlemore Village Hall - Littlemore, Oxford
Railway Ln, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4PY · 1.2 mi
Donnington Community Centre - Iffley, Oxford
Townsend Square, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4BB · 1.3 mi
Asian Cultural Centre - Iffley, Oxford
Manzil Way, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 1GH · 1.5 mi
Chabad Student Centre - Oxford
75 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HR · 1.9 mi
Kennington Village Hall - Kennington, Oxford
Hungry Horse, 193 Kennington Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PG · 1.9 mi
South Oxford Community Centre - South Hinksey, Oxford
Lake St, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 4RP · 2.2 mi
South Oxford Family Room - Oxford
47a Whitehouse Rd, Oxford, OX1 4NA · 2.4 mi
Forest Hill Village Hall - Forest Hill, Oxford
Forest Hill, Oxford, OX33 1TR · 2.5 mi
St Margaret's Institute - Summertown, Oxford
30 Polstead Rd, Summertown, Oxford, OX2 6TN · 3.6 mi
Radley Village Hall - Radley, Abingdon
Gooseacre, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3BL · 3.7 mi
CRM Students / CRM Ltd. - Botley, Oxford
Wallbrook Court, North Hinksey Lane, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0QS · 4.0 mi
Sunningwell Village Hall - Sunningwell, Abingdon
Sunningwell, Abingdon, OX13 6RE · 4.0 mi
Seacourt Hall - Botley, Oxford
Seacourt Hall, 3 Church Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9TH · 4.2 mi
Hadland Road Community Centre - Abingdon
Community Centre, Hadland Rd, Abingdon, OX14 3YH · 4.6 mi
Dean Court Community Centre - Botley, Oxford
Dean Court Community Centre, Pinnocks Way, Botley, Oxford, OX2 9DG · 4.7 mi
Northcourt Centre - Abingdon
Northcourt Rd, Abingdon, OX14 1NS · 4.7 mi
Berinsfield Community Association - Berinsfield, Wallingford
Community Centre, Green Furlong, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7NR · 5.0 mi

Photographers

Photographers in Cowley

The Oxford Giclee & Photographic Center - Cowley, Oxford
Chiltern Business Centre, Garsington Rd, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6NG · under a mile
Mimsaxl Photography - Iffley, Oxford
20 Lytton Rd, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 3PB · under a mile
Lorraine Berkshire-Roe Freelance Illustration and Art - Littlemore
140A Oxford Rd, Littlemore, OX4 4QP · under a mile
Rivers Photography - Iffley, Oxford
13 Ellesmere Rd, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4JG · under a mile
Paul Medley - Iffley, Oxford
28 Fairacres Rd, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 1TF · 1.4 mi
Robert Taylor Photography - Iffley, Oxford
24 Henley St, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 1ER · 1.6 mi
Olan Mills - Headington, Oxford
104 London Rd, Headington, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9AJ · 1.9 mi
Cherry-Ann Ballantyne - Osney, Garsington
Lower Farmhouse, Lower Rd Suite H, Osney, Garsington, OX44 9DP · 3.0 mi
Flavia Catena Photography - Osney, Oxford
33 South St, Osney, Oxford, OX2 0BE · 3.1 mi
Piranha Photography - Osney, Oxford
59 West St, Osney, Oxford, OX2 0BH · 3.2 mi
Tom Weller Photography - Osney, Oxford
34 Hill View Rd, Osney, Oxford, OX2 0BZ · 3.3 mi
John Breen Photography - Little Milton
61 High St, Little Milton, OX44 7PU · 4.7 mi

Venue Hires

Venue Hires in Cowley

Highfield Communication Consultancy - Cowley, Littlemore
7200 The Quorum, Cowley, Littlemore, OX4 2JZ · under a mile
Horspath Village Hall - Horspath
Oxford Rd, Horspath, OX33 1RT · 1.3 mi
One St. Aldates - Office Space - Oxford
St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1DE · 2.6 mi
Rubicon Communications - South Hinksey, Oxford
Woodside, Hinksey Hill, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5BE · 2.6 mi
Oxford Debating - Oxford
Oxford Union, Frewin Court, Oxford, OX1 3JB · 2.7 mi
Europe Business Assembly - Oxford
2 Woodin's Way, Oxford, OX1 1HF · 2.8 mi
Oxford Apartment - Osney, Oxford
19, Walton Well Road, Osney, Oxford, OX2 6GF · 3.4 mi
Dizzy Deans Childrens Magic Shows - Berinsfield, Wallingford
11 Ock Drive, Berinsfield, Wallingford, OX10 7PP · 5.0 mi

Pet Groomers

Pet Groomers in Cowley

Top to Tail - Cowley, Oxford
45 Barns Rd, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 3QY · under a mile
The Groom Room - Iffley, Oxford
Templars Retail Park, Between Towns Rd, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 3JP · under a mile
Posh Pooches Dog Grooming - Iffley, Oxford
80 Courtland Road, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4JB · 1.0 mi
Headington Hounds - Marston, Oxford
51 Pitts Rd, Marston, Oxford, OX3 8BA · 2.0 mi
Garsington Grooming Co - Garsington
Unit 11a, Boundary Business Park, Wheatley Rd, Garsington, OX44 9EJ · 2.3 mi
Mucky pups dog cat & puppy animal groomer groomer - Marston, Oxford
4 Brampton Road, Headington, Marston, Oxford, OX3 9NE · 2.3 mi
Sallywags Dog Salon - Abingdon
3 Geoffrey Barbour Rd, Abingdon, OX14 2ER · 4.8 mi

Dog Walkings

Dog Walkings in Cowley

Pixie Lee Pet Services - Headington, Oxford
4 Bateman Street, Headington, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BG · 1.8 mi
Oxford Dog Care - Kennington, Oxford
169 Bagley Close, Kennington, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LU · 2.0 mi
Jeeves and Woofster Dog Walking - Radley, Abingdon
Sewell Cl, Radley, Abingdon, OX14 3YJ · 4.3 mi
Mel Benfield Dog Walking Services - Abingdon
6 Gall Cl, Abingdon, OX14 3XY · 4.6 mi

Dog Boardings

Dog Boardings in Cowley

Walkies of Headington - Marston, Oxford
Slaymaker Close, Headington, Marston, Oxford, OX3 8EP · 1.8 mi
Buswell Parks - Denton, Oxford
Lower Farm, Denton, Denton, Oxford, OX44 9JL · 3.0 mi
Hot Diggity Dawg Doggie Daycare - South Hinksey, Oxford
Hinksey Heights, South Hinksey, Oxford, OX1 5AB · 3.0 mi

Wedding Entertainment

Wedding Entertainment in Cowley

Hawkwell House Hotel (46 Saint Anne's Road Saint Aldate's Church Way) - Oxford
46 Saint Anne's Road Saint Aldate's Church Way, Oxford, OX1 1BX · 2.6 mi
Blenheim Palace - Begbroke, Woodstock
218 London Road, Begbroke, Woodstock, OX20 1PP · 10.0 mi

Car Washes

Car Washes in Cowley

Touchless Green Wash - Cowley, Oxford
Ashville Way, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 6NF · under a mile
Brown Bear Car Wash and Valeting - Botley, Oxford
7a, Hinksey Business Centre, Botley, Oxford, OX2 0NR · 4.0 mi

Cake Makers

Cake Makers in Cowley

All Cakes and Sizes - Oxford
13 Berry Close, Oxford, OX4 6NB · under a mile

Fireworks Entertainment

Fireworks Entertainment in Cowley

South Park Oxford - Oxford
75 Hill Top Road, Oxford, OX14 1LP · 4.9 mi

Bowling Alleys

Bowling Alleys in Cowley

Bowlplex Bowling Oxford, Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Rd, Oxford - Littlemore, Oxford
Grenoble Road Ozone Leisure Park, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4XP · 1.0 mi

Casinos

Casinos in Cowley

Live TT Competitions - Kennington
159 Upper Rd, Kennington, OX1 5LR · 2.0 mi

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Archway Boarding Kennels - Oxford
167 Oxford Road, Oxford, OX44 9AU
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