Blackbird Leys
Parish in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.721, -1.198 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 02 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Blackbird Leys is a large post‑war council estate and civil parish on the south‑eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. Built mainly from the 1950s onwards on former leyland pasture, it sits close to Cowley and the city’s southern suburbs and includes several parks and local shops; the name recalls the old meadowland (“leys”) that used to occupy the area.
Its history is tied to Oxford’s industrial and social evolution - many residents historically worked in local car factories and light industry - and today the parish is known for strong community organisations, ongoing regeneration projects and leisure facilities nearby such as the Kassam Stadium. While it has faced economic and social challenges like other large council estates, Blackbird Leys retains an active local culture, football connections and a diverse, family‑oriented population.
Postcode districts covering Blackbird Leys
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 21 miles
- Oxford 3.1 miles
- High Wycombe 20.2 miles
- Aylesbury 17.8 miles
- Maidenhead 24.6 miles
- Banbury 24.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 4.9 miles
- Bicester 12.6 miles
- Newbury 22.4 miles
- Didcot 7.9 miles
- Witney 13.6 miles
- Thatcham 22.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northfield Brook Ward 0.2 miles
- Littlemore Parish 1 mile
- Cowley Ward 1.1 miles
- Temple Cowley Ward 1.2 miles
- Rose Hill & Iffley Ward 1.4 miles
- Garsington Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Sandford-on-Thames Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Lye Valley Ward 1.5 miles
- Toot Baldon Parish 1.7 miles
- Garsington & Horspath Ward 1.9 miles
- Marsh Baldon Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Horspath Built-up area 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Blackbird Leys
OX4 7QL, OX4 7YY, OX4 7FQ, OX4 6AY, OX4 6RE, OX4 7FZ, OX4 7RU, OX4 7YL, OX4 7FY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 36.2 miles
- Luton Airport 37 miles
- Radley Railway Station 3 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 3.8 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 3.8 miles
Hotels near Blackbird Leys Ad
- The Coach and Horses 3 0.7 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 3.2 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 1.4 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 0.7 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 1.9 miles
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 1.7 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 3.8 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.7 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 3.4 miles
- The Store 5 3.4 miles
Schools in Blackbird Leys
- Pegasus School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 0.5 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 3 miles
- Magdalen College College 3 miles
- Christ Church College College 3.2 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 3.3 miles
- University of Oxford University 3.5 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 3.5 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 3.5 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 3.6 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 3.8 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 7.7 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 8.6 miles