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About 80 people assembled at Manzil Way Garden in East Oxford on 17th October 2026 ahead of the Unity March, which later made its way through the city centre and concluded with speeches outside the We...
Professors Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai received this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organi...
A semi-detached property at 94 Meadow Close, Farmoor, Oxford, OX2 9NZ sold for £408,000 on 24 August 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 40 semi-detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX2 during 2026, the median price paid was £620,000. This transaction was £212,000 below t
A detached property at 29 Loyd Close, Abingdon, OX14 1XR sold for £595,000 on 24 August 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 54 detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX14 during 2026, the median price paid was £530,000. This transaction was £65,000 above the median. Propert
A semi-detached property at 5 Moats Crescent, Thame, OX9 3DD sold for £520,000 on 25 August 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 26 semi-detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX9 during 2026, the median price paid was £472,500. This transaction was £47,500 above the median.
A detached property at 1 Dale Close, Oxford, OX1 1TU sold for £620,000 on 26 August 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 14 detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX1 during 2026, the median price paid was £607,500. This transaction was £12,500 above the median. Property det
A detached property at Rookery Barn Vicarage Road, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6SL sold for £350,000 on 30 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 33 detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX13 during 2026, the median price paid was £565,000. This transaction was £215,000 be
A flat or maisonette at 16 Hazel Grove, Wantage, OX12 7GE sold for £238,000 on 29 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 30 flat or maisonette transactions recorded in postcode district OX12 during 2026, the median price paid was £174,000. This transaction was £64,000 above the median. Propert
A semi-detached property at 28 Mowbray Road, Didcot, OX11 8SU sold for £425,000 on 29 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 101 semi-detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX11 during 2026, the median price paid was £380,000. This transaction was £45,000 above the median
A terraced property at 7, Walter Craft Court Station Road, Chipping Norton, OX7 5EW sold for £420,000 on 27 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 29 terraced property transactions recorded in postcode district OX7 during 2026, the median price paid was £320,000. This transaction was £100,000
A terraced property at 3 Downside, Cholsey, Wallingford, OX10 9FG sold for £341,000 on 24 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 29 terraced property transactions recorded in postcode district OX10 during 2026, the median price paid was £370,000. This transaction was £29,000 below the median.
A semi-detached property at 26 Rutten Lane, Yarnton, Kidlington, OX5 1LN sold for £420,000 on 24 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 37 semi-detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX5 during 2026, the median price paid was £375,000. This transaction was £45,000 above t
A detached property at 30 Galley Field, Abingdon, OX14 3RT sold for £504,000 on 24 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 54 detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX14 during 2026, the median price paid was £530,000. This transaction was £26,000 below the median. Propert
A detached property at 30 Eldridge Close, Abingdon, OX14 1YQ sold for £395,000 on 24 July 2026, according to HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Across 54 detached property transactions recorded in postcode district OX14 during 2026, the median price paid was £530,000. This transaction was £135,000 below the median. Prop
About 80 people assembled at Manzil Way Garden in East Oxford on 17th October 2026 ahead of the Unity March, which later made its way through the city centre and concluded with speeches outside the We...
Professors Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai received this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organi...
Both Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council have removed their websites from service while investigating a technical problem described as a known global issue.
The National Cyber Security...
A political mandate is essential for leaders exercising significant authority because it strengthens both legitimacy and the perceived right to govern.
It also serves as an important measure of democ...
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