A guide to living in Oxfordshire

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Best places to live in Oxfordshire

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The Kimmeridge, OX2

By Grainger

4.74

(9 reviews)

West of Oxford city centre and surrounded by local independent shops, The Kimmeridge offers spacious, beautifully designed apartments with fabulous social spaces. Many apartments have their own winter gardens – enclosed balconies so you can sit out whatever the weather! We have a selection of 1 and 2 bedroom homes to rent with a variety of lay-out options.

1st

Ranked 1st out of 22 in Oxfordshire

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Bellway at Kingsmere, OX26

By Bellway Homes

4.37

(17 reviews)

Kingsmere, is surrounded by green open space, a village setting with a great community feel. Benefit from schools, a village centre, recreational and sports facilities, a health village, restaurant and hotel. A short walk from the designer shops and boutiques at Bicester Village.

2nd

Ranked 2nd out of 22 in Oxfordshire

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Hopefield Grange, OX10

By CALA Homes

4.2

4.20

(8 reviews)

Hopefield Grange, by CALA Homes, is situated in village of Benson, running alongside the River Thames. The development comprises of a collection of 2 to 5 bedroom homes with easy access to Reading, Oxford and London Paddington.

3rd

Ranked 3rd out of 22 in Oxfordshire

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Scholars’ Gate, OX15

By Lioncourt Homes

4.15

(8 reviews)

Scholars’ Gate, by Lioncourt Homes, comprises of a collection of 2, 3, 4 & 5 bedrooms homes. Located on the edge of the village of Hook Norton, around six miles from Chipping Norton and ten miles from Banbury, the development has access to a wide range of local amenities, including a village shop and post office, a school, several pubs and a successful brewery.

4th

Ranked 4th out of 22 in Oxfordshire

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Townsend Place, SN6

By Bovis Homes

4.14

(9 reviews)

Townsend Place is a new development by Bovis Homes located in the village of Shrivenham in the Vale of the White Horse, within proximity of Swindon and the M4.

5th

Ranked 5th out of 22 in Oxfordshire

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Yuto (Tenant)

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Leaf Living at Beckley Place, OX3

Jul 2026

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This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.

Highly recommended with excellent management and great location

Yuto (Tenant)

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Leaf Living at Beckley Place, OX3

Jul 2026

The house is beautifully designed, offering a modern, spacious, and highly comfortable living environment. All the indoor facilities and appliances are of excellent quality and function perfectly for daily life. The outdoor spaces and garden are also well-maintained. In terms of property management, the team has been professional, helpful, and very quick to respond to any queries since day one. They handled the entire renting process smoothly and ensured the property was in perfect condition upon arrival. I am extremely satisfied with the high standard of this home and the excellent support from the agent.

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

The local area is peaceful and very convenient for daily life. There are plenty of open spaces nearby, making it a great environment to relax. The transport links are excellent, providing easy access to the town center. The street is generally clean and quiet, with regular bin collections and very little traffic noise.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

Whenever I raised a small question, the team responded quickly and very minor issues were resolved immediately.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wish I had known how lovely and bright the house actually feels throughout the day, even more than during the viewing.

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Joe K (Tenant)

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Leaf Living at Beckley Place, OX3

Jun 2026

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This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.

It would be great if property management can be more responsive with our queries

Joe K (Tenant)

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Leaf Living at Beckley Place, OX3

Jun 2026

It would be great if property management can be more responsive with our queries. For example as reported a missing shelf inside the kitchen cabinet under the stove and was told the developer will contact us in 30 days. It has been 3 weeks now but we still haven’t received any response or call about the missing kitchen shelf. Also our garage door is not working as it doesn’t open all the way up. Pls send someone to help fix

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

Most people or delivery companies cannot find or don’t know Barley Avenue. Need to put up two road signs for Barley Avenue like Cherry Tree Ave. I still cannot register on Council of Oxford for bin collection schedule

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We raised questions and issues but building management hasn’t been responsive. They say developer will contact us on 30 days but not yet. We moved in already 3 weeks.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

We wish we knew the post code OX3 9XL is not activated with local council.

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Hannah (Tenant)

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Nobel Park, OX11

Jun 2026

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This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

My new adventure

Hannah (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Nobel Park, OX11

Jun 2026

I moved into our lovely property on the 30th April this year so we are 7 weeks in. The house is stunning, I have two sets of patio doors that lead out into the garden which is beautiful. I have three kids here with me so knowing they can venture out one door and do a loop round is very fun. I've moved from a property that only had one WC, this one I'm in has three! This is being spoilt! People definitely take it for granted when their washing machine in the home, as mine in my old address was in the garage! I lived there for five years, going out in all weather to put on and retrieve the washing at times was interesting 🤔. All the walkways are a good width which again if your not used to makes such a difference when your navigating your way around the home. Storage is great, I've never had a good wardrobe built into my bedroom before. My ensuite is a dream, I'm 44 and have had four kids and I've never had an ensuite so that's just amazing. I only have a couple of negatives really but my property manager Natalie has been a godsend. I didn't have a WiFi box when I first moved in, or backdoor keys to my lounge patio. Within a few hours the keys to the doors were changed so I could access that area and within 24 hours Natalie got me a WiFi box. I also got all paperwork necessary for techy bits in the house. I didn't have a shed key for a week or so but again Natalie sorted that issue as soon as she could All in all we all love our new home and we are hoping to stay here for years to come.

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We have a co-op just down the road and as for shops close that's the closest. I have a two year old so we have done all the little parks that are closed to my house and they are perfectly adequate for his needs right now. I have two teenage children that attend dgs and st birinus schools and they both have walked back from school but I usually drop off. We have discussed the bus route that I know goes into town but we are yet to explore that. It would be nice to have a pub/Restaurant within walking distance of the house or perhaps a nice cafe. If I'm being honest , I think it's preferable that people are able to drive up here as big shops are a good 30 mins away and if you needed a big shop and small children that would be tricky walking or on the bus But I love it up here.

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

They have been sympathetic at the issue and resolved them as quickly as they can. They have been extremely emphatic when I've had any issues.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

I wasn't aware I had to order my own bins, and I also wasn't aware I'd have no number on my house making it difficult for deliveries etc!!

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Sunshine1 (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Leaf Living at Roman Fields, OX16

May 2026

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This is rated 4.00 out of 5.00.

Lovely and quiet development

Sunshine1 (Tenant)

Verified Resident

Leaf Living at Roman Fields, OX16

May 2026

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

There is plenty to do in the local area, lovely scenic walks through the nearby fields. Small local shop a stones throw away. Good transport links into the town centre. Nice and quiet area, with very little noise (apart from current building works but these wont last forever).

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We have not raised any problems or issues as we've only just moved.

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

We were familiar with the area already, but would recommend looking into what facilities in the area.

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Hannah (Tenant)

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Leaf Living at Roman Fields, OX16

May 2026

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This is rated 5.00 out of 5.00.

Great smooth transition to our lovely new family home

Hannah (Tenant)

Unverified

Leaf Living at Roman Fields, OX16

May 2026

So far it’s all great, we looked at the development plan map and excited to see a park and community centre is being built very close which will be great, the house is perfect with all the design features we wanted for our family, only one thing is it would of been better with a small sink in the en-suite as it takes up a lot of room and also in the main bedroom one window would of worked better so we had the built in wardrobe all the way to the end of the wall rather than a gap

Please tell us about the good and bad aspects of living in your local area:

It’s a great area with lots of shops and especially love the house we have moved into with a Sainsbury’s local on the door step

How has the building management responded to any problems or issues you have raised:

We have no had any issues for them to respond to but I am sure they will be fab

Please share one thing (or more) which you wish you had known before you moved in:

Really do not have any tips as they covered it all

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