Cowley Road is in Oxford and in Oxford district. OX4 2BY is located in the Cowley Marsh electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Oxford East. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 2BY and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: OX4 2BP, OX4 3BH, OX4 3BD, OX4 3BY, OX4 3DA, OX4 3BQ, OX4 3BX, OX4 2BX, OX4 2AG.

Cowley Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowley Road are based on 491 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Oxford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for OX4 2BY

Average Price
£540,474
Semi-Detached
£546,224
Terraced
£454,221
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowley Road

Average Price
£470,695
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowley Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
388 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£271,0002016-09-30 £294,871
372 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£300,0002011-12-02 £513,340
376 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002007-04-03 £515,328
386 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£249,5002006-01-06 £494,999
368 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building 		£240,0002005-07-01 £502,073

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Comper Foundation Stage School
Hertford Street , OX4 3AJ 		3out of 4 314 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Slade Nursery School
Titup Hall Drive , Headington OX3 8QQ 		4out of 4 2,305 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grandpont Nursery School
Whitehouse Road , OX1 4QH 		3out of 4 2,386 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Headington Quarry Foundation Stage School
Quarry School Place , Headington OX3 8LH 		4out of 4 2,999 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Larkrise Primary School
Boundary Brook Road , OX4 4AN 		1out of 4 578 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School
Cricket Road , OX4 3DR 		- not rated 628 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
East Oxford Primary School
Union Street , Cowley OX4 1JP 		3out of 4 938 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Mary and John Church of England Primary School
Meadow Lane , OX4 1TJ 		3out of 4 1,067 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley
Temple Road , Cowley OX4 2HB 		3out of 4 1,338 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxford Spires Academy
Glanville Road , OX4 2AU 		3out of 4 606 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Gregory the Great
Cricket Road , OX4 3DR 		- not rated 628 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cheney School
Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH 		3out of 4 1,318 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Oxford Academy
Sandy Lane West , Littlemore OX4 6JZ 		- not rated 2,626 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP 		- not rated 3,620 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Activate Learning
Oxpens Road , OX1 1SA 		- not rated 2,864 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ruskin College
Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ 		- not rated 3,003 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Iffley Academy
Iffley Turn , OX4 4DU 		4out of 4 1,305 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oxford International College
1-5 London Place , Oxford OX4 1BD 		- not rated 1,309 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Magdalen College School
Cowley Place , OX4 1DZ 		- not rated 1,461 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kings Education (Oxford)
St Joseph's Hall , Temple Road OX4 2UJ 		- not rated 1,462 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Oxford Brookes University
Headington Campus , Gipsy Lane OX3 0BP 		- not rated 1,462 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable 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 Porch139 Magdalen Road, Oxford410 yd
Spires Bar \& Co282 Cowley Road, Oxford446 yd
Sir Sun's Wok278 Cowley Road, Oxford450 yd
Panini Grill Cafe239 Cowley Road, Oxford481 yd
Yeti Nepalese Restaurant237 Cowley Road, Oxford525 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Everest Nepalese Restaurant And BarDonnington Arms, 147 - 151 Howard Street370 yd
Jesus College Sports GroundBartlemas Close, Oxford402 yd
The City Arms, 88th Street, Value Mighty, Sin City BurgerThe City Arms, 288 Cowley Road452 yd
The Baron234 Cowley Road, Oxford639 yd
The Rusty Bicycle28 Magdalen Road, Oxford662 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Caprinos Pizza387 Cowley Road, Oxford146 yd
Wingsmith1 Southfield Cottage, Barracks Lane368 yd
Oxford Pizza N GrillLeft Hand Side, 435 Cowley Road440 yd
Sunny286 Cowley Road, Oxford452 yd
Pepe's Piri Piri250 Cowley Road, Oxford633 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Midcounties Co-operative217 - 219 Cowley Road, Oxford525 yd
The Co-operative297 Iffley Road, Oxford742 yd
Tesco ExpressTesco Oxford Cowley Express (2990), 159 - 161 Cowley Road895 yd
Sainsbury's LocalSainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd, 134B Cowley Road1,071 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Clearwater Fitness Club (Oxford) (Closed)
Cowley Road 		health and fitness suite176 yd
The University Of Oxford - Lincoln College Sports Ground
BARTLEMAS CLOSE 		grass pitches284 yd
The University Of Oxford - Jesus College Sports Ground
BARTLEMAS CLOSE 		grass pitches, tennis courts405 yd
Oxford Spires Academy
GLANVILLE ROAD 		grass pitches, health and fitness suite424 yd
The University Of Oxford - Oriel College Sports Ground
COWLEY ROAD 		grass pitches492 yd
St Gregory The Great Catholic School
CRICKET ROAD 		artificial grass pitch567 yd
Cowley Marsh
MARSH ROAD 		grass pitches, tennis courts718 yd
Oxford Golf Club
HILL TOP ROAD 		golf727 yd
Asian Cultural Centre
MANZIL WAY 		730 yd
Florence Park
tennis courts732 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 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 92.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 92.3%

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 speed68.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed83.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed20 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Cowley Road dangerous?

In 2023, 543 crimes were reported near Cowley Road . Only 18% 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 OX4 2BY.

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

More Crime Statistics for Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 2BY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in OX4 2BY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee165
Student (economically inactive)107
Part-Time Employee47
Retired41
Full-Time Student (with or without job)35
Self-Employed28
Looking after home or family24
Long-Term Sick or disabled19
Other17
Unemployed11

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles47
Education36
Accommodation and food service activities36
Human health and social work activities28
Administrative and support service activities19
Manufacturing17
Professional, scientific and technical activities16
Other13
Information and communication13
Transport and storage11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Financial and insurance activities4
Construction3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities2
Real estate activities2

People

Gender

Female279
Male282

Partnership Status

Single300
Married: Opposite sex144
Married: Same sex3
Separated5
Divorced27
Widowed15

Health

Very good health317
Good health174
Fair health53
Bad health13
Very bad health6

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications91
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 27
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 34
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 70
Degree or Similar 235
Other19

Culture

Ethnic Group

Bangladeshi6
Chinese3
Indian14
Pakistani139
Other Asian5
Black African7
Other Black1
Mixed White and Asian4
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean6
Mixed Other4
White348
Roma2
Arab2
Other20

Country of Birth

United Kingdom277
European Union140
Rest of Europe6
Africa14
Middle East and Asia77
The Americas and the Caribbean46
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK277
10+ Years99
5-10 Years55
2-5 Years65
Less than 2 years65

Passport Held

United Kingdom317
Ireland19
France2
Germany17
Italy12
Portugal15
Spain28
Lithuania3
Poland9
Romania21
Other EU countries23
Other Europe1
North Africa4
South and Eastern Africa2
Eastern Asia2
Southern Asia21
South-East Asia3
North America and the Caribbean26
Central and South America7
No passport held31

Religion

No religion221
Christian150
Buddhist6
Muslim151
Sikh7
Not answered27
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