Living in Oxford

Oxford can't be as expensive as London! (no other city in Europe is as expensive as London).

I heard that Oxford is a very nice city with a lot of students

For a shared flat have a look to moveflat.com or gumtree.com (I used those websites to find an accomodation London, they might be usefull for Oxford as well)

The Daily Information is a great Oxford resource, and includes flat/house shares:
http://www.dailyinfo.co.uk/

It is a great place to live, an easy city to get round on foot, bicycle or public transport, and near enough to London to have a day or night out, with 24 hour bus service to get you home to Oxford.

Lots of green areas, parks, meadows, rivers and canals. Beautiful college gardens, good shopping, food and culture.

Nice parts of the city include East Oxford, Jericho, St Clements although these are sought after and more expensive.

Anyway it's several years since I lived there so things might have changed. (91-99).

OK, the 'problem' areas include Blackbird Leys, Barton, and Botley ('the three Bs'). Some parts of Cowley, although the lower stretch of the Cowley Road is happening. Not so great either are Wood Farm and Rose Hill.

Please bear in mind that any of these places could have experienced a renaissance since I lived there.

Florence park is OK but boring, same Kidlington which is quite a way out of the centre. Summertown and Banbury Road area is expensive. Some parts of South Oxford (off Abingdon Road) are not bad. Headington and St Clements are on the road that goes out to London which is great if you want to go into London by bus and stagger home at any hour.

Why not post the names of the places you like the look of, and I'll give you the verdict.

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Oxford is pretty, but also expensive - housing can be pretty pricey. Jericho is a great place to live, but again - pricey. Summertown, a little farther out, is also nice.

You can find some deals down the Abingdon Road to the south, but there's very little "neighbourhood" feel. The areas around lower Cowley Road and Iffley Road are cheaper, although also pretty crowded with students - definitely a better area for restaurants and pubs and things than south of town.