Temple Cowley
Ward in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.737, -1.211 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 54 04 |
| Dialling code: | 01865 (Oxford) |
Temple Cowley sits on the eastern edge of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England, and is primarily a residential area of Victorian terraces, interwar and post‑war homes with pockets of small local shops, pubs and community facilities. It has a distinctly local feel with primary schools, a leisure centre and active residents’ groups, and benefits from frequent bus services and short cycle rides into the city centre.
The ward’s character is shaped by its proximity to Cowley and the city’s industrial history - notably the car‑manufacturing employment around the MINI plant - while also sitting within easy reach of the hospitals and university areas in Headington. Socially it is mixed‑income and diverse, and like much of Oxford it faces pressures from housing demand and ongoing local development, balanced by a strong neighbourhood identity.
Postcode districts covering Temple Cowley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 22.3 miles
- Oxford 1.9 miles
- High Wycombe 21.1 miles
- Aylesbury 18 miles
- Banbury 23.1 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 5.3 miles
- Bicester 11.6 miles
- Newbury 23.4 miles
- Didcot 8.9 miles
- Witney 12.7 miles
- Thatcham 23.6 miles
- Wantage 13.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Lye Valley Ward 0.6 miles
- Cowley Ward 0.6 miles
- Donnington Ward 0.9 miles
- Churchill Ward 0.9 miles
- Rose Hill & Iffley Ward 1 mile
- Littlemore Parish 1.2 miles
- St. Clement's Ward 1.2 miles
- St. Mary's Ward 1.2 miles
- Blackbird Leys Parish 1.2 miles
- Northfield Brook Ward 1.4 miles
- Headington Ward 1.6 miles
- Quarry & Risinghurst Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Temple Cowley
OX4 2UD, OX4 2NT, OX4 2NU, OX4 3HJ, OX4 3JE, OX4 2NW, OX4 2HW, OX4 2FA, OX4 2FQ … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 37.3 miles
- Luton Airport 37.3 miles
- Oxford Railway Station 2.8 miles
- Radley Railway Station 3.7 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 2.7 miles
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Schools in Temple Cowley
- Kings Education (Oxford) Independent - secondary
- Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Oxford Spires Academy Secondary
- St Christopher's C of E School, Cowley Primary
- Tyndale Community School Primary
Local points of interest
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 1.4 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 1.8 miles
- Magdalen College College 1.8 miles
- Christ Church College College 2.1 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 2.2 miles
- University of Oxford University 2.3 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 2.4 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 2.4 miles
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 2.4 miles
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 2.7 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles
- Didcot Railway Centre Museum 8.7 miles