New research has discovered the City of Dreaming Spires is not just an historic place bursting with academics, it also ranks among the craft beer capitals of the country.
A study from property company Sell House Fast has identified the most ‘gentrified’ areas in the country through a range of measures with one of them the number of ‘trendy businesses’.
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These include craft breweries, artisan bakeries and whole-food shops, and Oxford has come top of the table.
Craft beer being poured
The city has about 352 ‘trendy’ businesses per 100,000 people – a total of 600 food and drink outlets overall.
Of these, 122 are craft breweries, the second most of anywhere in the UK, beaten only by Peterborough which boasts 240 brewing businesses.
The study said the historic university city of Oxford ‘has quietly built a vibrant independent bar scene’.
Organisations include the wildly popular Tap Social Movement, which works for social good by employing prison leavers in its Botley taproom, its bakeries and bars.
Oxford Change is Brewing festival at Tap Social Botley taproom, 2024 (Image: Tim Hughes)
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The socially driven brewery was founded in 2017 produces an award-winning range of craft beer at its production site in North Oxford, and to date has created more than 100,000 hours of paid employment for former prisoners.
A host of others add to the ranks, including the Oxford Brewery which produces small-batch beers and runs a popular taproom in Horspath, just outside the city centre.
The southeast of England dominates the ranking for most craft breweries, with Reading coming in third place, with 103 of the businesses, followed by Milton Keynes and Southampton.
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