It consists mainly of large Victorian houses, many of three storeys above ground with a basement below.
The road continues to the east as Benson Place, which leads to Lady Margaret Hall, one of the Oxford University colleges, originally for women.
[3] The college is now located in much larger premises on St Margaret's Road further north.
The Maison Française d'Oxford is a French research institute based at 2–10 Norham Road.
It was designed by Jacques Laurent with Brian Ring, Howard & Partners.