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 miles
- Oxford 1.2 miles
- High Wycombe 22.3 miles
- Aylesbury 18.1 miles
- Banbury 21.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 6.6 miles
- Bicester 10.1 miles
- Newbury 25 miles
- Didcot 10.5 miles
- Witney 11.7 miles
- Wantage 14.6 miles
- Grove 13.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Headington Ward 0.5 miles
- Marston Ward 0.7 miles
- Old Marston Parish 0.9 miles
- Churchill Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Clement's Ward 1 mile
- Barton & Sandhills Ward 1.1 miles
- Oxford Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1.2 miles
- Holywell Ward 1.3 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.4 miles
- Donnington Ward 1.5 miles
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 1.5 miles
Example postcodes in Headington Hill & Northway
OX3 0LT, OX3 0DA, OX3 0LQ, OX3 0FP, OX3 0BA, OX3 0DR, OX3 0AD, OX3 9RB, OX3 9QY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 37.4 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 38.6 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 2 miles
- Islip Railway Station 4.4 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 2 miles
Hotels near Headington Hill & Northway Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 1.4 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 1.5 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 1.7 miles
- The Store 5 1.5 miles
- Malmaison Oxford 4 1.8 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 1.9 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 1.7 miles
- The Mad Hatter's Guestrooms 4 1.2 miles
- Rhodes House, Oxford 1.3 miles
- Cotswold Lodge Hotel 4 1.5 miles
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 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.2 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 1.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 1.4 miles
- University of Oxford University 1.4 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 1.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 1.6 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 1.6 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 1.9 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 3.2 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 5.7 miles
- Blenheim Palace Estate 8.6 miles