Dorchester Close is in Headington, Oxford and in South Oxfordshire district. OX3 8SS is located in the Quarry and Risinghurst electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oxford East. This postcode has been in use since 1995-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Dorchester Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SS and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OX3 8FX, OX3 8QN, OX3 8RG, OX3 8SZ, OX3 8TH, OX3 8QW, OX3 8QL, OX3 8RH, OX3 8SB.

Dorchester Close Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Dorchester Close are based on 105 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Oxfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX3 8SS

Average Price
£402,496
Semi-Detached
£440,407
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£480,075
Flats/Maisonettes
£399,817
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dorchester Close

Average Price
£402,496
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dorchester CloseStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
33 Dorchester Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£362,5002022-07-29 £332,619
16 Dorchester Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£420,1502022-04-13 £391,713
9 Dorchester Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£280,0002021-12-17 £273,527
11 Dorchester Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£368,0002021-06-29 £338,813
1 Dorchester Close, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£331,0002019-12-12 £314,122

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Slade Nursery School
Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ 		4out of 4 288 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School
Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH 		4out of 4 658 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Comper Foundation Stage School
Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ 		3out of 4 2,833 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Wheatley Nursery School
Littleworth Road , Wheatley OX33 1NN 		3out of 4 4,049 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grandpont Nursery School
Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH 		3out of 4 4,785 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wood Farm Primary School
Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ 		3out of 4 301 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Windmill Primary School
Margaret Road , Headington OX3 8NG 		4out of 4 762 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
London Road , Headington OX3 9ED 		3out of 4 1,214 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Bayards Hill School
Waynflete Road , Headington OX3 9NU 		2out of 4 1,326 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Tyndale Community School
William Morris Close , Cowley Marsh OX4 2JX 		3out of 4 1,850 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cheney School
Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH 		3out of 4 1,795 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Oxford Spires Academy
Glanville Road , OX4 2AU 		3out of 4 2,049 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Gregory the Great
Cricket Road , OX4 3DR 		- not rated 2,857 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP 		- not rated 3,874 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ 		- not rated 3,987 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ruskin College
Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ 		- not rated 2,010 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Activate Learning
Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA 		- not rated 4,998 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Endeavour Academy, Oxford
Waynflete Road , Headington OX3 8DD 		3out of 4 1,384 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Headington School
Headington Road , OX3 7TD 		- not rated 1,832 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus , Gipsy Lane OX3 0BP 		- not rated 1,879 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kings Education (Oxford)
St Joseph's Hall , Temple Road OX4 2UJ 		- not rated 2,168 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Rye St Antony
Pullen's Lane , Oxford OX3 0BY 		- not rated 2,209 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Oxford TrustStansfeld Park, Quarry Road197 yd
Antique Pizza21 Atkyns Road, Oxford602 yd
League Of Friends ShopNuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road877 yd
Bullingdon Community AssociationBullingdon Community Centre, Peat Moors915 yd
Elior At Nuffield Orthopaedic CentreNuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road1,061 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Mason's ArmsQuarry School Place, Oxford713 yd
The Chequers17A Beaumont Road, Oxford829 yd
Ampleforth Arms53 Collinwood Road, Oxford990 yd
Headington Conservative ClubThe Conservative Club, 60 Windmill Road1,028 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Alice's Fish And Chips7 Atkyns Road, Oxford602 yd
Nawabi5 Girdlestone Road, Oxford903 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Co-operative17-19 Atkyns Road, Headington602 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Quarry Recreation Ground
MARGARET ROAD 		grass pitches824 yd
Windmill Primary School
MARGARET ROAD 		grass pitches879 yd
Bullingdon Community Centre
PEAT MOORS 		grass pitches, tennis courts918 yd
Grovelands Sports Ground
Grovelands Road 		grass pitches1,069 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 61.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 5.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed69.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed69 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed159.83 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed159.83 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Dorchester Close Street dangerous?

In 2023, 280 crimes were reported near Dorchester Close . 35% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of OX3 8SS.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Dorchester Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee172
Retired57
Part-Time Employee38
Self-Employed28
Student (economically inactive)22
Full-Time Student (with or without job)9
Other8
Long-Term Sick or disabled8
Looking after home or family7
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities58
Education52
Professional, scientific and technical activities36
Information and communication24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles20
Manufacturing16
Accommodation and food service activities12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security10
Other7
Construction6
Financial and insurance activities6
Transport and storage6
Administrative and support service activities3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 2
Real estate activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female203
Male198

Partnership Status

Single159
Married: Opposite sex147
Married: Same sex2
Separated3
Divorced27
Widowed16

Health

Very good health225
Good health132
Fair health26
Bad health17
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications43
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 19
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 24
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 41
Degree or Similar 218
Other3

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi7
Chinese11
Indian23
Pakistani8
Other Asian8
Black African18
Black Caribbean2
Other Black3
Mixed White and Asian3
Mixed White and African3
Mixed White and Caribbean7
Mixed Other7
White281
Gypsy or Irish Traveller1
Roma2
Arab4
Other13

Country of Birth

United Kingdom276
European Union43
Rest of Europe7
Africa24
Middle East and Asia45
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK276
10+ Years58
5-10 Years30
2-5 Years23
Less than 2 years14

Passport Held

United Kingdom295
Ireland4
France3
Germany2
Italy1
Portugal3
Spain4
Poland3
Romania10
Other EU countries16
Other Europe1
North Africa4
Central and Western Africa4
South and Eastern Africa4
Middle East1
Eastern Asia5
Southern Asia13
South-East Asia6
North America and the Caribbean1
Central and South America1
Oceania2
No passport held17

Religion

No religion137
Christian185
Buddhist2
Hindu7
Jewish1
Muslim35
Sikh1
Other religion2
Not answered31
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