sˈaɪd stɹˈiːts, æz wˈɛl æz mˈoʊst əv ðə ɹˈoʊd bᵻtwˌiːn ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən ænd ðə bˈoʊmɔnt vˈɛɾɚɹˌɪnɛɹi pɹˈæktɪs, ɑːɹ mˈoʊstli ɹˌɛzᵻdˈɛnʃəl, ænd ɑːɹ flˈæŋkt baɪ tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ pˈɑːɹks bˈɑːtli pˈɑːɹk, ɐdʒˈeɪsənt tə wˈɛst ˈɑːksfɚd kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi sˈɛntɚ, ænd ˈoʊtləndz pˈɑːɹk, nˌɪɹ ðɪ ˈɑːsni mˈiːd ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl ᵻstˈeɪt.
Side streets, as well as most of the road between the railway station and the Beaumont veterinary practice, are mostly residential, and are flanked by two large parks (Botley Park, adjacent to West Oxford Community Centre, and Oatlands Park, near the Osney Mead industrial estate).