Travelling to Headington by car
If you are driving into central Headington, you will find very little on-street parking, and the traffic wardens are very vigilant. Because of the demand for parking created by Oxford Brookes University and the numerous hospitals, more and more controlled parking zones (CPZs) are being introduced, so do read the signs. If you are visiting friends in a CPZ, they should be able to supply you with a visitor’s permit, but otherwise you will have to use a public carpark.
You cannot park in the centre of Headington where the signs say HE (roughly the zone bounded by Old Road to the south, Osler Road and Lime Walk to the west, Bury Knowle Park to the east, and Old Headington to the north). But as the parking problems have spread outwards, there are now CPZs to the east and west of the centre as well, and you will see signs like these, often back to back with each other. In some parts of these controlled zones, parking by non-permit-holders is only limited to certain hours, which will be shown on the sign.
Outside the Shell petrol station on the London Road
Left: Looking east towards Zone HE
Right: Looking west towards Zones HA and HB
Outside Bury Knowle Park on the London Road:
Left: Looking west towards Zone HE
Right: Looking east towards Zone HN
As parking has been pushed out of central Headington, so the CPZs have had to be extended to the "Lakes" area (LK), Northway (NW), and Marston South (MS). Consultation is now taking place on the possibility of extending the CPZs to North Marston, Lye Valley, and Wood Farm
Public car parks
There are two public car parks in central Headington:
- In Old High Street, near Somerfield (map)
- In St Leonard’s Road, at its junction with Windmill Road (map)
Pay & Display is in operation at all times at these two car-parks, including Sundays and Bank Holidays. C
Anyone who lives in the HE parking zone can park free of charge in St Leonard’s car-park, but visitors have to pay.
Park & Ride
Note that it is possible to park at the Thornhill Park & Ride to the east of Oxford and take the bus into central Headington or on to Oxford Brookes University.
Some local taxis
- 001 Taxis, 108 St Aldates, 01865 240000 or 241641
- ABC Taxis, 70a Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford, 01865 770077 or 775577 (24 hour service, including long-distance and airport)
- Airport Cabs, 36 Wick Farm, Headington, 01865 750022, mobile 07739 277456 (arrive in style in an X-type Jaguar)
- Radio Taxis, 74–77 Magdalen Road, Oxford, 01865 242424 (24 hours)
- Royal Cars, 01865 777333/778866 (24 hours)
Parking & Payments
The Parking & Payments shop is now administered by the county council and is situated at Speedwell House in Speedwell Street (tel. 0845 6344466). See Parking Shop website for more information.
Eligibility for parking permits:
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