Oxford

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#313

Global Rank

8.6

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%

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United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
593K
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
1,881 km² (726 mi²)
Density
315/km² (816/mi²)

Primary city Oxford

State / province Oxfordshire

Language English

Conurbations · Tier A
Stands out, per personMarket value: low vs United KingdomUniversities: high vs size peers

Oxford metro area

51.75, -1.26
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗2#T-507
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗1#T-313
Market Cap Score↗$1B#T-559
Cultural Events0
Universities↗2#T-167
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗2#T-50
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗2#T-107
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗0
Airport Score↗0.0
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗2.0#T-267
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions
New HavenUnited States#314RochesterUnited States#318CambridgeUnited Kingdom#262SpringfieldUnited States#396RegensburgGermany#536LancasterUnited Kingdom#684

Sports

2 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Oxford United

Oxford • Level: 3

No titles1 cupDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • England

Oxford City

Oxford • Level: 6

Against expectation how Oxford’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 4.4 match points across 124 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Championship History

1 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Oxford, across all sports, newest first. 1 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Oxford University
1874· 1874-03-14
FA Cup

Top Companies

1 companies
1IntraBio
$1B
Unicorn

Total Market Cap: $1B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Museums & Galleries1 item

Ashmolean Museum

Oxford • Art

Landmarks & Civic1 item

Bodleian Library

Oxford • Library

Languages of Oxford

English first in Oxfordshire; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, Oxfordshire
98%
Tier 3 country

Oxfordshire on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Oxford

#58 by artist origin · combined 74.1 (US 2.3 / UK 2.2) · signature decade 2020s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Radiohead, Glass Animals, Supergrass

Number-one singles by Oxford artists1

Screen of Oxford

#81 by film pedigree · score 48.8 · 12 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Emma Watson, Frank Butler, Florence Pugh, Steven Knight, Jonathan Bailey

Art of Oxford

#102 for celebrated art · 8 canon works in its museums

The Art hub →

Leading museums: The Taylor Institute, The Ashmolean Museum, and 41 Beaumont Street, Kelmscott Manor

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities2 entries
#5

University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom

#1531

Oxford Brookes University

Oxford, United Kingdom

Top 250 Hospitals1 entry

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford • Hospital

Top Research Institutions1 entry

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Didcot • Physics Research Center

Luxury Hospitality

1 properties
2-Star Michelin1 entry

Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons

Great Milton