Oxford
Oxfordshire, United Kingdom · Population 162,100
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Flood Watch
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What’s My Council Tax?
Bike Theft Watch
Where bike theft has been reported near the centre lately, and how to keep yours — from the UK Police open data.
Common Questions
The questions Oxford residents actually ask — driving charges, bin days, the tip, dentists, bike theft — answered plainly with dates.
Who to Call
The services Oxford residents actually need — sorted by which of the two councils owns the problem, with verified numbers.
Can I Drive There?
Oxford's overlapping traffic schemes on one board — the congestion charge, traffic filters, the Zero Emission Zone and the LTNs: what's in force now, what each costs, and what changes in August 2026.
Playground Finder
Type your postcode, see the nearest playgrounds with a note on each, and open walking, cycling or driving directions in your map app.
Markets This Week
Which of Oxford's markets are on which day — Gloucester Green, the East Oxford farmers' market and the daily Covered Market — each with its days, hours and source.
What's the cheapest way to park?
Pick how long you're staying and how many of you there are — see whether Westgate or a Park & Ride works out cheaper, ranked by what it really costs.
Where's the Park & Ride bus?
Live positions of Oxford's Park & Ride buses — the 300, 400 and 600 — how far from the centre and which way each is heading.
Catholic Mass Finder
Find a Catholic Mass in Oxford — every parish on a map and grouped by area, with Sunday, weekday and confession times, each checked against the church's own website.
When are my bins collected?
Type your postcode, pick your address, and see your real collection dates for every bin — with an optional email reminder the evening before.
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Changelog
- UpdatedEach church's source line on the Mass page now names the church
- UpdatedOxford driving and Park & Ride pages updated for the traffic filters
- New toolShipped a bin day lookup with email reminders
- New toolShipped a bike-theft map and defence kit
- New toolShipped a council tax band calculator
- Town updateAdded a sketch of Port Meadow to Oxford's page
- New toolA map of Catholic Mass times across Oxford
- SuggestionPlanned: a Catholic Mass finder for Oxford
- New toolOxford: live positions for the main Park & Ride buses
- New toolShipped a parking cost calculator
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