🏡Spacious Luxury⚜️Oxford & Science Vale💐

Area:

Oxford

Postcode:

OX1

Available:

Now

Min term:

3 months

Max term:

None

Double room:

£199pw (en suite)

Double room:

£199pw (en suite)

⚜️⚜️"BEST OF BOTH WORLDS"⚜️⚜️
⚜️⚜️15FT DOUBLE ROOM⚜️⚜️. SPACIOUS PRIVATE QUIET CLEAN 2 BATHROOM 3 BEDROOM HOME OXFORD METRO AREA 10 min centre Oxford, home to "oldest university English speaking world" and UK equivalent Silicon Valley, dynamic OXFORD SCIENCE VALE.

HERE IS THE COUNTY's MOST PROSPEROUS ('least deprived') neighbourhood . Of the county's 428 areas, of 1600 residents, 6 OF THE TOP 10 SAFEST MOST PROSPEROUS NEIGHBOURHOODS ARE CLUSTERED ADJACENT TO MY HOME JUST A STONE'S THROW into Oxford centre. Across Oxford and Oxfordshire, Summertown is only 21st, Botley 38th, Jericho 74th, Cowley Rd North 144th. In the bottom half with 'most deprived' problems and least safe are Cowley Rd South 216th, Grandpont 261st, St Clements 276th, Iffley Rd 305th, Barton 330th. At very bottom are Littlemore & Rose Hill 424th and Blackbird Leys 427th and 428th. Is it little wonder there's been such urban flight from Oxford town itself as more educated better off people in their late 20s and 30s choose better areas to live in the past 2 decades?

GENUINE HOSPITALITY- I sort out all domestic and household chores, thus allowing you to relax and enjoy your precious time and privacy. Run the 2 largest cafes offering freshest food in Oxford past 15 yrs, so my DNA is hospitality. Keep everything simple straightforward and relaxed for guests.

⭐⭐WELCOME to this very spacious refurbished 3 bedroom house, share occasionally w me. I work 4 days a week until late, away 1-2 weekends. OFTEN SPACIOUS HOUSE IS ALL YOURS😀 🎈🎉. EXCEPTIONALLY QUIET

EXCELLENT VALUE compared to 75% of Spareroom listings- HMOs. (HMO bedsits have significant extra hidden costs and well known detrimental psychological effects on occupants). Here above all is spacious, quiet and relaxed

⚜️⚜️OFFERING GENUINE HOSPITALITY- SPACIOUS ACCOMMODATION IN 'BEST OF BOTH WORLDS' IDEAL LOCATION- FASTER TO VERY CENTRE OXFORD for work and socialising than 70% of Oxford suburbs while RELAXING EVENINGS/WEEKENDS away from Oxford's edgier side; HEART OF OXFORD SCIENCE VALE and all but one of the science tech parks ⚜️⚜️

⭐⭐AVOIDS OXFORD CONGESTION CHARGE EXTRA £1300⚠️ incl 6 major roads within Oxford. From mid Sept however its increasing to a WHOPPING DAILY £70 CHARGE for 7 of the 8 routes into Oxford's gridlocked centre
ONLY ABINGDON RD entry avoids charge to heart of city and main car park Westgate

⭐⭐Science says where we choose to live is THE most important factor to HAPPINESS😅, HEALTH & WELLBEING🧎

⭐⭐HAVING PRIVACY, RELAXING SPACIOUS GREEN SURROUNDS & GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE are KEYS TO WELLBEING

You might imagine a crammed HMO bedsit might 'save' you £1 a day, yet HMOs have significant EXTRA HIDDEN COSTS' (due to pressure cooker atmosphere the costs going away weekends; lack of sleep from other occupants coming or going late at night; queueing for everything much of time; lack of privacy; inevitable squabbles; rosters cleaning toilets, bathroom and kitchen everyone ignores; the trips to cinemas, pubs and coffee shops to get out of the place; and coping with psychological stress of 6 or 7 people living in what really is still a basic 3 or 4 bedroom house. Is it REALLY worth it to 'save' a pittance a day when you tot up your monthly expenses?

⭐⭐FRIENDLY WARM HELPFUL FEMALE owner-Mine's a LOVED HOUSE❤️ w HUMAN TOUCH: in HOSPITALITY 2 decades running Oxford's 2 largest coffee shops offering freshest food. Everything is sorted out so YOU don't have to!

⭐⭐ MY ADVICE TO ANYONE NEW TO ANYWHERE IS ALWAYS RELY ON LOCAL KNOWLEDGE to get the most out of any place- having lived/worked central Oxford 18 yrs and had at least 200 employees living around Oxford, so I know REAL OXFORD and its pitfalls. I offer real life expertise to anyone hoping to appreciate and get most out of this beautiful famous city and its more prosperous high tech Oxford Science Vale suburbs

⭐⭐BECAUSE I CARE I regard you as a WELCOME GUEST. Guests usually extend initial term staying 1 to 2 years on average as they feel welcome and happy

⭐CLEAN QUIET PEACEFUL well maintained LUXURY RENOVATED 220SQM fully furnished 2 BATHROOMS 3 DOUBLE BEDROOM home; £70,000 furniture & fittings. Quiet set well back on parkland 'Northcourt village green'.

⭐LARGE BEDROOM 🛏️15ft x 12ft (4m x3.2m) KING SIZE BED. £2500 William Morris rugs/curtains. V QUIET OVERLOOKS LARGE QUIET PEACEFUL REAR GARDEN💐

⭐SLEEP EASY GET A GOOD NIGHT's SLEEP💤 V QUIET- JUST 3 BEDROOMS (HMOs w 6-12 bedsits suffer noisy nights 🥱 Getting good night's sleep is hard😫)

⭐NEW 2nd BATHROOM EXCLUSIVE GUESTS🛁🚽 NEVER ANY QUEUEING FOR TOILETS SHOWER KITCHEN OR SITTING ROOM

⭐RELAX, STRETCH OUT & CHILL- EXTRA LARGE 27ft FAMILY ROOM and EXTRA SITTING ROOM, new John Lewis leather sofa & chairs🛋️

⭐I CLEAN DAILY - compare everything done with HMOs which are invariably messy. Though they should have daily rosters for cleaning, maintenance, gardening (or pay for it), yet few have. Squabbles always arise as toilets, baths, showers, kitchen all go uncleaned and messy. They also pay into 'house kitty' to manage extra HMO costs. Domestic squabbles and money arguments add to HMO bedsitters' stress levels. HMOs have very high tenancy turnover as exhausted, people frequently leave on spur of moment having 'just had enough'

⭐FRESH WHOLESOME FOOD DAILY by arrangement

⭐LARGE SUPERB ORNATE 1000sqm GARDEN w LARGE LAWNS- 2 FLOWER BOUQUETS 💐💐changed weekly, many indoor & outdoor plants🌹🪻🌻 Annually I spend £3000 on plants, flowers & gardening -NO CHARGE FOR. 2 classic 2m tall Graeco-Roman marble statues, barbecue. (Most HMO 'gardens' are simply paving slabs for car spaces, patches of overgrown weeds and overflowing rubbish bins)

⭐ENJOY PRIVACY, QUIET & 'ME TIME'- contrast this to HMO bedsits where peace and quiet with 6-12 occupants is rare. Often they must eat in bedsit, make phone calls in street to get privacy, and even some eat in their cars to get some peace and quiet. Weekends HMO tenants flee to avoid 'pressure cooker' atmosphere

⭐V SPACIOUS GENEROUS 75SQM LIVING SPACE PER PERSON. WHEN I'M AWAY WEEKENDS YOU GET WHOLE 220 SqM LUXURY HOME TO YOURSELF

⭐EXTRA SPACE- huge 2 storey 100 SQM fully equipped 2 STOREY WORKSHOP GARAGE

⭐27FT KITCHEN/FAMILY ROOM- FULLY EQUIPPED - brand new TOP OF RANGE £4000 SMEG range cooker 4 ovens+grill; American fridge freezer; brand new top combi microwave oven; MIELE washing machine; top of range Nespresso coffee machine; SMEG toaster; 2nd electric grill; every cooking utensil imaginable!

⭐RELAX IN SITTING ROOM AND LARGE GARDEN- new £3000 John Lewis leather sofa + armchair, LARGE TV, antiques, £5000 rugs, classic William Morris decor reflects and inspires love of Oxford
⭐ 4 CCTV CAMERAS protect house/car🎥
⭐ SECURE OFF ROAD PARKING
⭐UNLIMITED superfast BROADBAND BT Openzone
⭐ SEPARATE DESK/STUDY AREA
⭐Any maintenance issue, available 24/7
⭐ Ultra convenient TESCO/2nd grocery shop 7 DAYS A WEEK 6AM-11PM just 20 seconds, Chinese takeaway& Italian pizza. New largest M & S FOOD, WAITROSE and largest Tesco in Oxfordshire
⭐Speak fluent English🇬🇧/Portuguese🇧🇷🇵🇹, converse Spanish🇪🇸/Italian🇮🇹, strong connections Australia🇦🇺/Latin America

⭐4 TIMES MORE LIVING SPACE than HMOs. (Identical sized HMOs 'chopped up' family room and sitting room to somehow cram in 3 extra bedsits, charging 6-8 well paid English professionals £950-1000pm

⭐⭐ 'BEST OF BOTH WORLDS': 10 min commute to Oxford centre for work/socialising; evenings/weekends relax properly, wind down. Here avoids downside of edgy Oxford.
NAbingdon enjoys quicker commute time to Oxford than most city residents. Much quicker to all Oxford Science tech parks incl Culham, Milton Park, Harwell. Even to Kidlington the fast A34 takes 15 min (so much faster than East or South Oxford due to Oxford's gridlock and congestion

⭐'OXFORD SCIENCE VALE'- almost all science & technology parks and world class research establishments are on SW side Oxford (just one north, nr airport 16km). DYNAMIC Science & Technology centres incl Culham 5 min and Harwell 15 min (24 min by bus from outside my house). Daily One saves commute time of 1 hour (30 min each way) compared to anyone who initially chooses down the hill Oxford

⭐EXCELLENT TRANSPORT- OXFORD METRO's N ABINGDON EFFECTIVELY AN INNER OXFORD SUBURB DUE TO A34- only 3 BUS STOPS 7 MIN to PARK & RIDE; 5 min by car (fly 🛩️ at 60mph on dual carriageway thru Bagley Wood/upmarket Boars Hill, instead of stuck on Oxford's famously congested roads w average speed of 9 mph i. e. horse & carriage speed!).

⭐ 🚍BUS STOP 10 secs away- FAST FREQUENT EXPRESS BUSES EVERY 10 MIN, 24 HRS A DAY (Oxford railway stn 12 min, Culham 5 min Milton Park 15 min Harwell 24 min. Radley stn 5 min free parking, 6 min Oxford railway stn. Paddington 45 min

⭐OFFICIAL 'OXFORD BUS' TIMETABLES PROVE FASTER TO CITY CENTRE FROM MY HOUSE THAN 70% OF OXFORD SUBURBS- buses fly 🛩️ at 60mph on A34 (And It's faster from here on A34 to North & West of Oxford than most residents within city due to notorious Oxford gridlock. Botley Rd closed past 3 yrs is due to remain closed 2 more years

⭐HOUSEHOLD INCOMES HERE 20% HIGHER THAN OXFORD CITY SO MORE PROSPEROUS & SAFER. Science tech research leaders have located outside quirky odd Oxford city boundary because of inner Oxford city 'issues' (poor housing, congestion, pollution, crime etc). Wanting to attract top quality staff, they all avoid edgier Oxford with its significant multi deprivation issues. They want relaxed, creative staff who will thus be more productive

⭐CEOs and research leaders who know real Oxford- virtually all top science & business leaders after careful evaluation, RE-LOCATED outside city in order to obtain optimal lifestyle and attract relaxed productive staff. Is it not sensible considering why ALL have chosen this? Only Oxford Uni, NHS hospital trust and car plant have remained

⭐Top of hill above Thames- NOT prone to flooding🌊 Some Oxford metro areas can be flooded up to 4 times a year, so pay high insurance premiums to replace damaged possessions and unable to use their rooms for sometimes a fortnight at a time

Area home to Radiohead and Kate Bush, actors Hugh Laurie, Tom Hollander, Toby Jones; comedians David Mitchell (Peep Show) and Peter Cook, and Radio 1 DJ Jamie Laing ex 'Made in Chelsea'


ADVANTAGES OF MY HOUSE OVER BEDSIT 'HMO'
⭐⭐ Everything I do: cleaning, gardening, paying all bills. You get PRIVACY & QUIET w an EXTRA SITTING ROOM and EXTRA FAMILY ROOM in spacious luxury green home w large ornate garden and all mod cons to enjoy, chill out and relax 7 days a week. Everything is sorted

NO EXTRA 'HIDDEN HMO BEDSITTER COSTS' a) Weekends most HMO occupants flee to escape stress and atmosphere😵, so incur extra monthly, hotel/travel bills of £200-400.
b) HMOs need to organise weekly rosters which invariably collapse in rancour and arguments about who cleans the toilets, bathrooms, kitchen, hall etc); splitting cleaning toiletries bills and paying into 'house expenses kitty';
c) cost of time wasted queueing all time and emotionally handling 6-12 other tenants, esp the messy one who ignores all cleaning and shopping rosters and so frequently arguments and tensions rise.
d) In bedsit HMOs one's 'surviving' in crowded stressed bedsits in 'pressure cooker atmosphere' crammed on top of each other😵‍💫. There's no privacy, constant noise 🥱 etc. Psychologists say bedsit HMOs are the worst form of housing for anyone. Two members of my staff have explained they 'need' weekly counselling therapy sessions to cope with behaviour of and lack of sleep of other tenants the landlord forces upon them as they're 'always so desperate for money'

Sadly estate agents/corp landlords don't care, interested only in counting their profits cramming in as many paying bodies as possible into their multiple 'investments' 60 to 100 bedsits. To them its 'just business' to squeeze profits💰💰.

Would they ever live in bedsits they offer you? The answer's obvious. However I'm V HAPPY SHARING my loved house w a VALUED GUEST😀

KEY FACTS OXFORD METRO

Though small, Oxford was labelled EUROPE'S '13th MOST CONGESTED CITY' by the EU. Has UK'S worst AVERAGE TRAFFIC SPEEDS 9mph (ie horse & carriage speed!😄) due to MEDIEVAL ROAD SYSTEM. Per City & County Councils, traffic congestion is at "emergency crisis levels", hence new congestion charge and now £70 daily charge from Sept

⚠️New £1300 ANNUAL OXFORD CONGESTION CHARGE £5 DAILY 7 DAYS A WEEK 7AM-7PM. LTNs block side roads, funnelling traffic to 6 congestion charge points on Oxford's 4 main medieval roads, so impossible to avoid

👍SOLE ROAD EXEMPT to main Oxford car park is road from my house into Oxford I use daily👍

⭐ 10 MIN CAR 15 MIN BUS to centre Oxford Carfax/High Street. Time wise, it's quicker to commute than 80% of suburban Oxford residents. Reason my daily commute is faster is A34 DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, so no side roads or traffic lights in gridlocked Oxford SLOWING ME DOWN

⭐OX1 (Oxford's wealthiest postcode)- ONLY 25% is in fact city. For combined 'Oxford' postcodes OX1, OX2, OX3 OX4, just 30% is within quirky city boundary, 70% OUTSIDE city

⚠️OXFORD CITY COUNCIL BOUNDARY V SMALL AND QUIRKY STRANGE SHAPE- southwest of centre it's ONLY 0.5km to city border (Thames river stream) then GREEN BELT & WOODS in OX1 to 500m OF MY HOME. Yet N, S & E Oxford, the OX2, OX3 & OX4 postcodes STRETCH MILES & MILES FOR 12KM THRU ALL BUILT UP AREAS: hence Oxford's congestion gridlock. My FAST 6KM COMMUTE is AT 60MPH on A34 DUAL CARRIAGEWAY and have just one traffic light to Park & Ride and city centre

⭐BREATHE FRESHER AIR- FAR LOWER (4-8 times) POLLUTION LEVELS due to Oxford's gridlock and industrial factories. (Worst w toxic levels is St Clements/Headington Rd, Cowley & Iffley Rds)

⭐HERE PREMIER AREA- SAFER, MORE PROSPEROUS and MIDDLE CLASS- 500m from my house OX1's BOARS HILL/BAGLEY WOOD is county's wealthiest area. Yet go down hill, over boundary into town its far edgier w significant (21) high poverty 'multi deprivation' areas w crime hot spots everywhere. As motor industry declined, poverty increased and crime rising markedly in city

55% OXFORD HOUSEHOLDS RENT, highest in UK. Hence has UK's most transient population. Here its friendlier and people put down permanent roots due to better quality of life and higher happiness factors

URBAN FLIGHT has led most senior OU academics, science tech leaders, professional middle class and wealthier fleeing Oxford's urban deprivation to safer areas outside city. National Census 2021 confirms the urban flight:

⭐HIGHER HOUSEHOLD INCOMES and PROSPERITY- in NAbingdon 54% of working age population are classed as 'Higher & Lower Managerial, Admin, Professional'; in Oxford its a lowly 24% Oxford has pockets of prosperity, yes, but surprisingly has at least 22 'high deprivation' (official poverty) areas in bottom 20% worst off areas in UK As referred to above even the supposedly 'best' area in Oxford, Summertown, has higher multi deprivation and below 6 areas of NAbingdon

⚠️Oxford crime per capita is shockingly high with the highest crime per capita in South East. Everywhere in Oxford, one is ONLY 200-300m from a CRIME HOTSPOT. Largest crime category is also 'violence & sexual assault', virtually HALF OF ALL CRIME. Crime per capita here is 1/10 Oxford city's

⭐Hence CAR INSURANCE FAR CHEAPER- in Oxford it's 4-5 times higher due to crime (Because of high car premiums and lower incomes, one third of Oxford households are carless, even though its a car making city w thousands of car workers living in the city!)

⭐OXFORD COMPRISES 2 CONSTITUENCIES w 2 MPs- 'Abingdon & Oxford West'- moderate, very pro EU reflects wealth, dynamic science tech sector and Oxford Uni dons;
'Oxford East' (most of Oxford)-Its the 'most unrepresentative constituency' in UK today w almost 90% voting left wing or extreme Left wing (at last General Election it was only 35% nationally)

Oxford voters used to be moderate yet its radical switch to very left wing has occurred in mere 30 yrs, as Oxford's prosperous middle classes and academics have taken 'urban flight' 〽️to the far better quality of life just outside the city, their houses converted into thousands more bedsit HMOs by new landlord investors seeking to profiteer from 2nd highest rents in UK

⭐Oxford 'BEDSIT LAND'- has 'MORE HMOs IN ALL UK' (3,500 legal HMOs w 25,000 bedsits, and 1000 illegal HMOs w 7000 more bedsits, so 32000 bedsits in population of 120,000), housing 26% of all residents

⭐In contrast just outside OX1 we have just 25 HMOs w just 90 bedsits👍in 45000 population so a tiny <O.2% of population.

⭐Oxford's great for working in, but not exactly relaxing or conducive to quality of life. When inexperienced people first arrive to 'Oxford' or Science Vale, as income rises they quickly move, usually to NAbingdon. And when people come to NAbingdon they mostly stay as they're happier here; Abingdon's population highly stable w only a 5% annual change; Oxford population🧳 is "most transitory in UK" w 30% annual turnover (60,000 uni students 5000 academics) arrive or leave. It's why estate agents are famously arrogant because of the huge annual 'churn' in renters. Abingdon's in UK's Top 5 fastest growing areas😏 past decade; Oxford not even in top 100

Oxford's beautifully maintained colleges 😍 and world renowned glorious library❤️ and fantastic facilities I use, but of course It's STRICTLY NO ADMITTANCE🫸 and they're walled off🔐 with high walls to keep public strictly out. Yes, architecture and gold Cotswold stone are ravishingly beautiful 😍and everyone takes photos in their first hour from street, but that's it unless one's privileged and able to use OU's superb academic facilities. To 80% of Oxford residents not affiliated w OU, it's as 'useful' as any forbidden walled private space i. e. no benefit beyond the photos everyone takes when they first arrive in their first week here. But then that's it

Oxford's sole advantage is it being the county town and its shops: Though Westgate was refurbished 5 yrs ago its like most shopping centres and a great opportunity to do something was yet again wasted. Yes the Covered Market has a handful of interesting shops- if you ignore the fact 70% are 'tourist shops' to wile away an hour for any foreign tourist on a coach tour.

⭐Both Oxford and Abingdon 🌐international in outlook. Oxford is now over 40% overseas born, Abingdon a more modest 25%

**** GENERAL INFO ON BOAR'S HILL & N ABINGDON ****
"DREAMING SPIRES OF OXFORD" Matthew Arnold wrote in 1862 enjoying spectacular Boars Hill view (160m Oxford's high point) looking down on smoky Oxford beneath. Today, this glorious view hides all the built up estates, tower blocks and industrial estates extending 12 km north and south. OX1's BOARS HILL climbs up just 2 miles SW outside Oxford city, w a lovely 1.5 mile green belt beyond the Thames stream city boundary 500m from Carfax

⭐NAbingdon borders Oxford's most prestigious area OX1's Boars Hill/Bagley Wood. My home is 1/2 mile Bagley Wood & Boars Hill- I cycle in 5 min to enjoy nature trails and spectacular views

⭐Daily I enjoy a lovely choice of 2 v fast commutes: idyllic rural Old Abingdon Rd thru wooded Bagley Wood/Boars Hill, or superfast A34 at 60mph. No traffic lights and no stops 85% of my commute. No Oxford gridlock either route in i can choose

⭐Abingdon officially Oxfordshire's MOST PROSPEROUS URBAN AREA per latest 2021 census w HIGHEST AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, 20% HIGHER than Oxford. Abingdon and Oxford house prices on average same (govt Land Registry 2024).

History: Abingdon is UK's 'longest continually inhabited settlement,' with foundations 6000 years old, a tad older than younger sister Oxford's Saxon roots by a mere 5000 years (Oxford was founded when Norman robber baron invader Robert D'Oyly forced Anglo Saxon serfs to build a castle mound to protect himself from locals wanting vengeance for their wealth and land he'd plundered, and he and Norman king William I were also taxing them heavily too and shipping the wealth back to Normandy. Hence the crucial need to move from relatively undefended Abingdon and create a more defendible castle)

Abingdon was Royal Berkshire's county town 700 years until 1868. Has beautiful Wren designed County Hall built 350 yrs ago, "considered the country's grandest". Had UK's 3rd oldest and 2nd richest abbey owning Mayfair Soho, London's wealthiest area - until Cardinal Wolsey plundered wealth to build Christ Church College (and cathedral), modestly naming it after himself😂 while Henry VIII also took stones to build himself a palace

⭐LEISURE TIME
8 coffee shops incl largest Starbucks in Oxford metro, 4 Costas, 4 independents incl Missing Bean; 20 pubs 🍻🍾 incl 3 scenic Thames riverside pubs🥂🍹🍸 w gorgeous pub gardens, exquisite views. Nearest pub 2 min walk is former home of iconic MG sports car founder, had £1M refurb and huge pub garden, packed in summer and when sports events on); historic Abbey cinema🎬; FOOD SHOPPING- largest M&S Food, Waitrose & Tesco in Oxfordshire; 3 independent artisan bakeries- and even a Greggs!

⭐OUTSTANDING SPORTS FACILITIES
Surprisingly Abingdon with a quarter Oxford's population has far more extensive public sports facilities: idyllic famous large outdoor pool overlooks Thames🏊. Boxhill Park🧎 1 min away w full gym equipment🏋️; large 10 lane indoor swimming pool/sports centre🤽w 10 tennis courts, 4 squash courts🎾🏸 etc. 5 gyms. 2 famous boarding schools Abingdon School & Radley College have extensive sports facilities available to public. Also Tilsley Park athletics stadium, a superb complex, 4 all weather hockey pitches, all weather tennis courts, home to Oxford's American Rules Football team. Thames boating🚣; golf⛳, rugby, football⚽ and tennis clubs🎾.

5 min stroll🚶to historic Abingdon-on-Thames centre or via Boxhill Park or Sturt River nature trail w kingfishers 🦜and wildlife🦡. Extensive Thames river parkland v relaxing walking/cycling🚴, beautiful Abbey Gardens💐, Abingdon lock🚤 . 3 min to idyllic Bagley Wood 650 acres ancient woods owned by Abingdon Abbey taken by St John's College, and Boar's Hill, w endless walks & cycle trails, cycle Thames Path into Oxford 25 min, 🏕️walking Chilterns and Cotswolds;

⭐ABINGDON ULTRA SAFE😃- 'OXFORDSHIRE'S SAFEST TOWN'👮 per crimerate'). NAbingdon has 1/10 CRIME PER CAPITA of Oxford (⚠️Oxford has highest per capita crime rate 'Thames Valley Police' area, 30% higher even than infamous Slough🦹, and higher even London's worst council). (Banbury, Didcot & Bicester also have far more crime per capita than ultra safe Abingdon!😃) In Oxford police sirens and alarms are often going off. In one of the city's most prosperous areas, I seldom ever got a proper night's sleep due to the continuous crime. The reason for Oxford's huge college walls is pretty obvious: keeping criminals and locals out!!

⭐Of Oxfordshire's 65 wards, N ABINGDON is COUNTY'S 2ND SAFEST WARD...
OXFORD, JERICHO & COWLEY wards have county's WORST CRIME- 3 MURDERS past year of innocent people -
1) Jericho's Walton St on 'Radcliffe Quarter' opp Oxford University Press as 6 migrant thugs wanted a man's £50 trainers so murdered him. 5 of the murderers were acquitted so are at liberty in the town;
2) Oxford's most iconic building Radcliffe Camera, Bodleian Old Library- murder of a young Spaniard who had only been working at Cowley car factory a few months;
3) Cowley/Iffley Rds- 2 marauding knife drugs gangs
Yes real life Oxford seems to well and truly have tv's Inspector Morse Midsomer murder rates😂 w so many bizarre murders. UK murders are domestic; Oxford's are mostly of ordinary people just walking around and being picked on

⭐ Abingdon has none of social deprivation issues of Oxford, Banbury or former coal power station town Didcot (w 20, 12 & 6 'Multi Deprivation Areas', per UK Govt stats)

⭐EDUCATION🧑‍🎓- 5 SCHOOLS IN UK's 'SUNDAY TIMES TOP 50 SCHOOLS' in national league tables' incl Oxfordshire's best girls school. Unparalleled educational excellence, only London has more top schools in Top 50 in UK

⭐NO TRICK PHOTOS- not used estate agent software magically making small flats/HMO bedsits look bigger or photo of only the largest bedsit, always 'gone' of course!😄)

Whenever advertised, invariably room taken by person invited to view and who appreciate a few finer things in life.

🏠RENTAL FACTS🏠
OXFORD METRO has highest rents in UK after London due to exceptional demand 'Science Vale' Tech Triangle (UK version of Silicon Valley) and world famous university. High rents have been historic reality for a lifetime:-

1) latest govt statistics Aug 2025 say rents Oxford metro area increased 12% past year due to "exceptional demand";

2) UK Govt Housing Benefit website shows rents by postcode grouped into 220 'Broad Rental Market Areas' by housing type ('single unfurnished room' to to '4 bedroom house'). This confirms Oxford-Abingdon 'Broad Rental Market Area' BRMA (a 15 mile radius of Oxford) had HIGHEST AVERAGE RENTS for single unfurnished rooms ie bedsits in UK outside London of £905pm 2 years ago. This average rent figure is despite the BRMA 'average' embracing many rural areas incl Carterton Witney Wantage Wallingford reducing the 'average' for the 2 central areas Oxford and Abingdon.

After collating all rents across the country, the govt then calculates for every area the BOTTOM 1% as 'cut off' for Housing Benefit figure it will pay anyone on benefits. Currently Housing Benefit is £600pm frozen past 4 years for a 'single unfurnished room'. Councils can award a further £150-200 pm discretionary top up, increasingly offered to offset last 4 years rent rises imposed by landlords to reflect market, inflation and demand.

Benefit claimants can thus get from govt at least £750-800pm for a 'single unfurnished bedsit'

3) Spareroom's own research- Oxford Abingdon 'has highest rents outside London', average Spareroomer 2 years ago paid £850 (rent only), 'over 72% paying more than budgeted';

4) Oxford Uni is famously an expensive uni to attend with costs 2nd only to London's Imperial, LSE & UCL. Oxford Uni website says undergrads should budget paying £835-£1000pm in college which is heavily 'subsidised' OU claims. For students wanting better accommodation outside college than traditional college (older small dated single bedroom w washbasin and communal showers 9 month term time) 'subsidised' single rooms at £900-1100 are available via OU . (In Vacation they're leased out to bulk buying tourism co's at far higher rates, to help minimise the 'subsidised rate' for undergrads and Masters students during term

URBAN FLIGHT- many novice Oxford academics 'trial' living in Oxford for a year or so, then prefer moving out to NAbingdon due to Oxford city's relatively poor quality of life (traffic, pollution, noise, poverty, high crime), which middle class Abingdon simply doesn't have. MASTERS/DPHIL students new to Oxford similarly follow their academic peers, scientists & professionals to safer greener more prosperous NAbingdon when they see Oxford's accommodation choices available


Finally do you imagine any estate agents/HMO landlords would EVER live in the HMO bedsits they offer on Spareroom? The answer's quite obvious, whereas I'm HAPPY AND FEEL PRIVILEGED to share with an honoured guest😃 and help them become acquainted with all Oxford & Science Vale offer career wise and in terms of lifestyle!

Usually person invited to view joins as a guest. A good fit is with a person who appreciates a slightly higher standard and a few finer things in life who doesn't want their own small flat or bear significant upfront £500-1000 estate agency fees, utilities, maintenance, paying cleaners, gardeners etc and standard one year contracts all Oxford agents have hitherto only allowed.

Any further questions, just ask. I'll try to respond quickly! 😃
Nicky x

PS Yes I appreciate working in famous Oxford and can commute in so fast living just outside city boundary in best part of dynamic Science Vale and enjoy 'VERY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS' and can share with an honoured guest😃

Show same ad under N ABINGDON as 2 min and 500m up road from OX1's most prestigious Boars Hill and lovely Bagley Wood.

SCIENCE: psychological damage impacts on wellbeing of HMO lodgers makes HMO occupants the most unhappy:-
"Living in Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) often negatively impacts lodgers' mental health due to overcrowding, lack of privacy, insecurity, and conflicts with housemates, leading to higher stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep issues; this is especially true for vulnerable individuals with pre-existing issues, though the impact is subjective and depends heavily on management, the quality of the shared space, and personal circumstances, as some studies suggest HMOs attract those already in crisis, creating a cycle of challenging living conditions.
Key Psychological Impacts
Stress & Anxiety: Lack of personal space, noise, and constant interaction with strangers contribute to heightened stress and anxiety levels.
Depression: Overcrowding and poor living conditions are linked to increased depression, notes Mind.
Insecurity & Instability: HMOs, often temporary, can foster a lack of security and roots, impacting well-being, says British Psychological Society.
Social Isolation & Loneliness: Paradoxically, living closely with many people can increase feelings of loneliness and relationship breakdown.
Sleep Disturbances: Overcrowding and antisocial behaviour disrupt sleep, further harming mental health, says Mental Health Foundation.
Substance Misuse: A link exists between HMO living and increased substance dependency, often among vulnerable residents, notes CORE."

Location info

• Oxford
• OX1

Extra costs

Deposit (Room 1)

£800.00

Deposit (Room 2)

£800.00

Bills included?

Some

Amenities

Furnishings

Furnished

Parking

Yes

Garage

No

Garden/terrace

No

Balcony/Patio

No

Disabled access

No

Living room

shared

Broadband included

Yes