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 miles
- Oxford 2.3 miles
- High Wycombe 21.5 miles
- Aylesbury 16.9 miles
- Bletchley 25 miles
- Banbury 21.2 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 7.4 miles
- Bicester 9.5 miles
- Didcot 11 miles
- Witney 12.8 miles
- Wantage 15.5 miles
- Grove 14.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 0.6 miles
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 0.8 miles
- Headington Ward 0.8 miles
- Headington Hill & Northway Ward 1.1 miles
- Churchill Ward 1.3 miles
- Forest Hill with Shotover Parish 1.3 miles
- Beckley and Stowood Parish 1.6 miles
- Marston Ward 1.7 miles
- Lye Valley Ward 1.7 miles
- Old Marston Parish 1.7 miles
- Stanton St. John Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Elsfield Parish 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Barton & Sandhills
OX3 9NL, OX3 8BT, OX3 8FE, OX3 8ED, OX3 9PA, OX3 9SG, OX3 9LT, OX3 8BU, OX3 9XY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.3 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.9 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 3.2 miles
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Schools in Barton & Sandhills
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Endeavour Academy, Oxford Special
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 2.3 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2.3 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.5 miles
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.6 miles
- Christ Church College College 2.7 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.7 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.1 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.4 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 9.1 miles