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Oxford North: jobs, training and local businesses for the new innovation district
Connecting Oxford residents with the work, the apprenticeships and the local businesses that come with the city's flagship new innovation district at Oxford North.
Developer and main contractor
Oxford North & Hill Group
Oxford North is the developer behind the new innovation district on the northern edge of the city. Hill Group is the Tier 1 main contractor delivering the Canalside parcel: 317 new homes, two lab buildings up to 115,000 sq ft, start-up and grow-on workspace from 3,000 sq ft, and a new neighbourhood centre.
As of December 2025 the scheme has created 2,123 jobs on site, 28% from the local Oxfordshire labour market against a 15% S106 target, with apprenticeships, work experience, school engagement, site tours and volunteering all exceeding their commitments.
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Oxford North is a new innovation district on the northern edge of the city, delivering 317 new homes, two lab buildings up to 115,000 sq ft, start-up and grow-on workspace from 3,000 sq ft, and a new neighbourhood centre. Opportunity Oxford makes the employment, training and local-business commitments real for residents on the doorstep.
The platform brings together the live jobs, apprenticeships and skills bootcamps tied to Oxford North and the wider Oxfordshire skills plan, alongside the local businesses serving the new neighbourhood.
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