Waterways, Oxford

Waterways
Community litter-picking at Waterways.
OS grid reference	SP502084
Civil parish	unparished
District	Oxford
Shire county	Oxfordshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Oxford
Postcode district	OX2
Dialling code	01865
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Oxfordshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Oxford West and Abingdon
Website	Waterways World

The Waterways is housing estate in North Oxford, England. The Oxford Canal runs through the centre of the estate and it is bounded on the east by the Cherwell Valley railway line. To the west beyond the railway line are Port Meadow and the River Thames. The estate begins in the south as a continuation of Frenchay Road, part of Victorian North Oxford, and as Elizabeth Jennings Way connects with the Woodstock Road (A4144) at the northern end of the estate.

The estate was built between 2000 and 2006, on the site of the British Motor Corporation's former Osberton Radiator Factory. Residents claim their homes are beset with vibration issues from the nearby railway. Network Rail has identified that vibration is a consequence of the poor quality construction of the homes. There is a Waterways Residents Association (WRA).

South of the estate a Town Green area called The Trap Grounds is a delightfully muddy wetland full of wildlife. The wetland is fed by the watercourse that runs through the estate from the 'lake' that was originally one of the North Oxford clay pits.