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 miles36.1 km
- Oxford 2.1 miles3.4 km
- High Wycombe 20.9 miles33.6 km
- Aylesbury 17.5 miles28.1 km
- Banbury 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Bicester 11.2 miles18 km
- Newbury 23.8 miles38.4 km
- Didcot 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Witney 13 miles20.9 km
- Thatcham 24 miles38.6 km
- Wantage 14.2 miles22.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Temple Cowley Ward 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Churchill Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Risinghurst and Sandhills Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Cowley Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Donnington Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Headington Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- St. Clement's Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Blackbird Leys Parish 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Rose Hill & Iffley Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- St. Mary's Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Horspath Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
Example postcodes in Lye Valley
OX3 7JH, OX3 7FE, OX3 7HL, OX4 2QJ, OX4 2TF, OX4 2QS, OX3 7JF, OX3 7ER, OX3 7JA … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 36.8 miles59.2 km
- London Heathrow Airport 37.1 miles59.7 km
- Oxford Railway Station 3 miles4.9 km
- Radley Railway Station 4.3 miles6.8 km
- Oxford Bus Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Lye Valley Ad
- Old Bank Hotel 5 2.3 miles3.7 km
- The Coach and Horses 3 1.8 miles3 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Voco Oxford Spires 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton Oxford 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Mercure Oxford Hawkwell House Hotel 4 1.6 miles2.5 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 3.1 miles5 km
- The Store 5 2.5 miles4.1 km
Schools in Lye Valley
- St Francis C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 1.8 miles3 km
- Magdalen College College 2 miles3.3 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 2 miles3.3 km
- Christ Church College College 2.3 miles3.8 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.4 miles3.8 km
- University of Oxford University 2.5 miles4 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 9.1 miles14.7 km