Barton & Sandhills
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.767, -1.2 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
The Barton and Sandhills area lies on the south‑eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, a largely residential neighbourhood of mixed council and private housing developed through the early and mid‑20th century. It sits close to suburban employment zones and benefits from parks and playing fields, with straightforward bus and cycle links into Oxford city centre and to nearby workplaces around Cowley.
Local life is anchored by neighbourhood halls, primary schools and small parades of shops, and the community has long been shaped by ties to the city’s manufacturing past, giving the area a strong neighbourhood identity. In recent years grassroots groups and local regeneration projects have focused on improving facilities, promoting affordable housing and strengthening social networks across the community.
Postcode districts covering Barton & Sandhills
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24 miles38.6 km
- Oxford 2.3 miles3.7 km
- High Wycombe 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Aylesbury 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Bletchley 25 miles40.2 km
- Banbury 21.2 miles34.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Bicester 9.5 miles15.3 km
- Didcot 11 miles17.8 km
- Witney 12.8 miles20.6 km
- Wantage 15.5 miles25 km
- Grove 14.6 miles23.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Headington Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Churchill Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Forest Hill with Shotover Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Beckley and Stowood Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Marston Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Lye Valley Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Old Marston Parish 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Stanton St. John Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Elsfield Parish 1.8 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Barton & Sandhills
OX3 9PG, OX3 8BP, OX3 9SG, OX3 8GA, OX3 9PD, OX3 9PQ, OX3 9LJ, OX3 9NN, OX3 9NY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.3 miles58.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 37.9 miles61 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Islip Railway Station 4.4 miles7 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3.2 miles5.1 km
Hotels near Barton & Sandhills Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.5 miles4 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.6 miles4.3 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Store 5 2.7 miles4.3 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 2.5 miles4 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
- The Coach and Horses 3 3.4 miles5.5 km
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 2.5 miles4 km
Schools in Barton & Sandhills
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Endeavour Academy, Oxford Special
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.5 miles4 km
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Christ Church College College 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles8.7 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 9.1 miles14.7 km