Lye Valley
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.743, -1.202 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 55 05 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
The Lye Valley ward sits on the eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England, and is notable for a small but ecologically important spring-fed wetland tucked among suburban streets. That pocket of fen and marsh supports a surprising diversity of plants and invertebrates for an urban setting and has been the subject of local conservation surveys and protection efforts, making it a distinctive natural feature within the ward.
Primarily residential, the ward combines modest local shops and a mix of older and post‑war housing with easy commuting links into central Oxford, so many residents work in education, health and research. Ongoing tensions between development pressures and the desire to protect green-space have encouraged active community groups and close engagement with the city council over planning and habitat restoration.
Postcode districts covering Lye Valley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.5 miles
- Oxford 2.1 miles
- High Wycombe 20.9 miles
- Aylesbury 17.5 miles
- Banbury 22.8 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5.9 miles
- Bicester 11.2 miles
- Newbury 23.8 miles
- Didcot 9.4 miles
- Witney 13 miles
- Thatcham 24 miles
- Wantage 14.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Temple Cowley Ward 0.6 miles
- Churchill Ward 0.7 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1.1 miles
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 1.1 miles
- Cowley Ward 1.1 miles
- Donnington Ward 1.2 miles
- Headington Ward 1.3 miles
- St. Clement's Ward 1.4 miles
- Blackbird Leys Parish 1.5 miles
- Rose Hill & Iffley Ward 1.5 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.5 miles
- Horspath Built-up area 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Lye Valley
OX4 2RY, OX4 2SE, OX3 7JG, OX3 7HY, OX3 7EJ, OX4 2SQ, OX4 2RB, OX3 7EQ, OX4 2QN … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.8 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 37.1 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 3 miles
- Radley Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 3 miles
Hotels near Lye Valley Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.3 miles
- The Coach and Horses 3 1.8 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 1.4 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.8 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 2.4 miles
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 1.8 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 3.1 miles
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 1.6 miles
- The Store 5 2.5 miles
Schools in Lye Valley
- St Francis C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles
- Magdalen College College 2 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2 miles
- Christ Church College College 2.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.4 miles
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.6 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.6 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.1 miles