The City Centre is defined by The High, St Giles, St Aldates and Queen Street.  The majority of Oxford University's colleges are based in this area and the University owns most of the property. 

As a result there are few rental properties in either. The High, Cornmarket & Queen Street are the main shopping streets and both the Westgate and Clarendon shopping Malls are situated here. 

As well as being an extraordinary sight for tourists, Oxford City Centre is a very attractive location for the consumer to visit, as well as being a good location for socialising.

The Westgate shopping centre is located where the "West Gate" of the city used to stand. The Shopping centre and surrounding area (The West End) contains many major shops, including Primark, Bhs, Marks & Spencer, Top Shop, Sainsbury's and Game. There are also other major shops in the Oxford City Centre, including Debenhams, HMV, McDonalds, Burger King, Boswells of oxford and a large Waterstones book shop containing a restaurant.

The Castle area has recently been re-developed and there you will find the newest bars and restaurants and also some high quality apartments for rent.  Nearby there are several new apartment developments which offer high quality accommodation but probably no parking other than public car parks.