Property & Development
Browse the latest Property & Development news and stories in Oxford and across Oxfordshire, including stories about building, managing, developing or investing in Real Estate in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Flex Health Hub launches at Signal Yard to boost workplace wellbeing
A new clinically led wellness facility has opened at Signal Yard, Milton Park. Flex Health Hub combines physiotherapy, rehabilitation and fitness services, offering expert-led classes and tailored employer programmes to improve workplace wellbeing and support long-term health.
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Oxfordshire’s laboratory market sees mixed activity in 2025, according to data
Oxfordshire’s lab and office markets saw a mixed 2025, with total laboratory take-up of 620,200 sq ft driven largely by The Ellison Institute’s 450,000 sq ft acquisition at Oxford Science Park. Smaller deals slowed due to tighter funding, creating a two-tier demand pattern across the county’s science and office locations.
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First plans submitted for South Oxford Science Village with 3,000 new homes
The first plans for South Oxford Science Village have been submitted, proposing 3,000 homes, employment, and community facilities south of Oxford. Savills aims to create a sustainable, 21st-century neighbourhood that blends living, working, and leisure for future residents.
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Fishers Vale officially opens in Marston, delivering 40 fully affordable homes
Fishers Vale, a new affordable housing development in Old Marston, Oxford, has officially opened. The 40-home scheme includes 21 council homes and 19 shared ownership properties, designed with sustainability in mind and delivered through a partnership between OX Place, Oxford City Council, and Lucy Developments.
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Thomas White Oxford launches search for residential partner for Eastside homes at Oxford North
Thomas White Oxford is seeking a residential development partner to deliver up to 161 energy-efficient homes at the Eastside site within Oxford North. With outline consent secured and 50 per cent affordable housing planned, the scheme marks the next phase of the city’s flagship innovation district.
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Green light for landmark HQ redevelopment at Bicester Motion
Plans to restore and extend the former Station Offices at Bicester Motion have been approved by Cherwell District Council. The 1926 neo-Georgian buildings at the gateway to the Technical Site will become a landmark HQ workspace for motorsport and future mobility brands.
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Bicester Motion strengthens estate team with two senior hires
Bicester Motion has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of an HR manager and estate manager as the 444-acre future mobility estate continues to grow.
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Stepnell completes refurbishment of Molecular and Imaging laboratories at University of Oxford
Stepnell has completed a complex refurbishment of specialist laboratories at the University of Oxford, modernising facilities within the Henry Wellcome Building while working in a live research environment and delivering significant local social value.
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Housebuilder hands over affordable homes at Valley Park in Didcot to local housing provider
The latest handover of affordable homes at Valley Park in Didcot marks a key milestone for the major development, delivering much-needed housing for local people as part of a new sustainable community.
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Oxford biotech Newrotex takes new R&D lab space at Wood Centre for Innovation
Newrotex has moved into new laboratory space at the Wood Centre for Innovation as it scales up development of silk-based nerve repair devices, following encouraging early clinical results and ahead of planned regulatory submissions in the UK and United States.
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Taylors to open flagship gourmet deli and café at Oxford North innovation district
Oxford deli company Taylors is set to open a flagship café at Oxford North in March 2026, bringing gourmet food, coffee and event catering to the innovation district’s Red Hall and expanding its city presence to nine locations.
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Milton Park appoints Benedicts and CBRE as joint leasing agents
Milton Park has appointed Benedicts alongside CBRE as joint leasing agents for the 2.8 million sq ft innovation community, following a strong year of growth and rising demand from life sciences, quantum and emerging technology companies.
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172 new homes approved for next phase of development at Valley Park Didcot
Reserved matters approval has been granted for 172 new homes at Valley Park in Didcot. The next phase of the major development will include affordable housing, new infrastructure and strong community links, with construction expected to begin within weeks.
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Vistry and Abri to deliver 129 affordable homes at Kingsgrove Wantage
Vistry and Abri are partnering to deliver 129 new affordable homes at Kingsgrove in Wantage. The fully affordable development, supported by Homes England funding and built using modern timber construction, is set to begin this spring.
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Taylor Wimpey launches January homebuyer events across Southern Counties
Taylor Wimpey is welcoming househunters to a series of January events across the Southern Counties, offering property tours, bespoke buying support and free mortgage advice at selected developments.
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The M&M Group appoints new Group Finance Director Tim Smith to support strategic growth
The M&M Group has appointed Tim Smith as Group Finance Director, joining the board as the business builds on record recycling rates and continued growth across its waste, environmental and remediation services.