Upland Park Road is a quiet no through road to the north of Summertown. Within Summertown there are an excellent range of shops including an M and S Food Hall, artisan bakers and cafes. It is also close to a wide range of schools for all ages including the Dragon, Oxford High School, St Edward's, Wychwood School, the Swan and Cherwell School.
The city has excellent communications with access to the M40, connecting to London and Birmingham, the A34 linking to Newbury and the M4. There is a fast rail service to London Paddington taking approximately 55 minutes and from Oxford Parkway services to London Marylebone in 55 minutes. From the coach station at Gloucester Green there are regular services to London Victoria, Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Oxford's sporting and leisure amenities include the Nuffield Health Oxfordshire Health and Racquet Club on Woodstock Road and the Ferry sports Centre in Summertown.