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Life in Jericho
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Pretty streets, cafés, pubs and canal walks just north of the city centre and university colleges.
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Life in Cowley
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East Oxford's multicultural high street, music venues and more affordable house shares.
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Life in Headington
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Close to Oxford Brookes and major hospitals, with practical shops and frequent buses.
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Life in Summertown
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North Oxford high street, schools and easy access to university colleges.
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Life in Iffley
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Pretty streets by the Thames with a calm village feel close to Cowley.
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Life in Botley
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West of the centre, useful for the station, shops and lower rents.
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Life in Marston
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Quiet north-east Oxford with hospital and science-area access.
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Life in Wolvercote
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North Oxford village feel near Port Meadow and Oxford Parkway.
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Life in Abingdon Road
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South of the centre with buses, river walks and relatively practical rents.
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Life in Kidlington
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Larger village north of Oxford with airport, Parkway and family housing.
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