Kingston Road lies in a sought-after part of the city close to all the amenities in Jericho, with artisan bakers, pubs, cafes and restaurants, and the Phoenix Picturehouse cinema. In addition, it is a short walk to Port Meadow, with wonderful river and canal sidewalks to the Trout and Perch pubs and Medley Manor fruit farm. The house is in the catchment for St Philip and St. James Primary School, a short walk and close by is the Anchor pub and the Hayfield Deli - a bakery, off licence and delicatessen.
Further schools in the area include St Aloysius, St Barnabas, the Dragon, Oxford High, St Edward's, Cherwell, Swan and Wychwood. A children's playground and football field are close by and provide access to Port Meadow. Summertown is a short distance away and provides many major supermarkets, including a Marks & Spencer Food Store, restaurants, cafes, bakers, dentists, and doctors' surgeries. The city has excellent communications with access to the M40, which connects to London and Birmingham, the A34, which links to Newbury, and the M4. There is a fast rail service to London Paddington. From the coach station at Gloucester Green, there are services to London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.