Headington Hill & Northway
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.762, -1.225 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 53 07 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Headington Hill & Northway sits on the eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, spanning the leafy slopes around Headington Hill Park and the neighbouring Northway residential area. The neighbourhood is notable for Headington Hill Hall, a distinctive Victorian house now used by Oxford Brookes University, and for its proximity to major healthcare employers such as the John Radcliffe Hospital and the Churchill Hospital, which shape the local economy and population.
The area has a mixed social character, with a blend of older terraces and mid-century estate housing, small local shops and community facilities, plus students and long‑term residents. Green spaces and views towards the woods and commons to the east, including Shotover Country Park, give it a pleasantly suburban feel while still being only a short journey from central Oxford in England.
Postcode districts covering Headington Hill & Northway
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.1 miles38.8 km
- Oxford 1.2 miles1.9 km
- High Wycombe 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Aylesbury 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Banbury 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bicester 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Newbury 25 miles40.2 km
- Didcot 10.5 miles17 km
- Witney 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Wantage 14.6 miles23.5 km
- Grove 13.7 miles22 km
Neighbouring places
- Headington Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Marston Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Old Marston Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Churchill Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- St. Clement's Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Oxford Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Holywell Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Mary's Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Donnington Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
Example postcodes in Headington Hill & Northway
OX3 0FG, OX3 9DG, OX3 9DB, OX3 9QZ, OX3 0BZ, OX3 9QW, OX3 0QZ, OX3 0AS, OX3 0LS … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.4 miles60.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 38.6 miles62.2 km
- Oxford Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
- Islip Railway Station 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Oxford Bus Station 2 miles3.2 km
Hotels near Headington Hill & Northway Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 1.5 miles2.4 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Store 5 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.9 miles3 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 1.2 miles2 km
- Rhodes House, Oxford 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
Schools in Headington Hill & Northway
- Headington Rye Oxford Independent - all ages
- New Marston Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford Primary
Local points of interest
- Magdalen College College 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.2 miles2 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.4 miles2.2 km
- University of Oxford University 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Christ Church College College 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles9.3 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 8.6 miles13.8 km