Headington · OX3
Barton Lane, Headington
Barton Lane, Headington, OX3
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Located on the top floor of Emden House, this one-bedroom retirement apartment offers bright living space in a quiet, well-kept courtyard setting. The open-plan living and dining room has sloping ceilings and large velux windows, with views over the landscaped communal gardens, paddock and mature trees.
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Located on the top floor of Emden House, this one-bedroom retirement apartment offers bright living space in a quiet, well-kept courtyard setting. The open-plan living and dining room has sloping ceilings and large velux windows, with views over the landscaped communal gardens, paddock and mature trees. The property includes a separate kitchen with a hob and under-counter fridge, a double bedroom with a built-in wardrobe, an additional storage closet off the entry hall, and a recently updated, modern shower room with a heated towel rail.
Set in its own grounds in Headington's conservation area, with a gate from the garden into Bury Knowle Park. Waitrose, the post office and library are about a quarter of a mile away, with buses into Oxford every ten minutes.
A House Manager is on hand during the day, arranging coffee mornings, games afternoons and film nights in the Owners' Communal Area. There is also a library and laundry room for Owners, and an emergency Careline system monitored 24/7, plus smoke and heat detectors.
At least one Owner must be over 55.
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Connected for everyday life
4%of homes in the postcode can access 100+ Mbps broadband.
Available speed bands
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Getting about
2.7 milesto Oxford Rail Station
Approximate straight-line distance · DfT NaPTAN · 13 Sept 2026Background air quality
- Fine particles · PM₂.₅
- 7.1 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
- Nitrogen dioxide · NO₂
- 10.4 µg/m³ · Above the WHO guideline · well within the UK legal limit
Annual background levels. For scale: the WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ for PM₂.₅ and 10 for NO₂; the UK legal limit is 20 and 40. Lower is better; this is a 1 km model, not a reading at the door.
Defra · 2024 annual model · 1 km areaLocal information is approximate. Distances are straight-line estimates from the available location. Broadband describes postcode coverage, not the speed or service available at this home; check the address with a provider. Air quality is a modelled annual background estimate.
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