The Oxford Canal runs through the centre of the estate and it is bounded on the east by the Cherwell Valley railway line.

South of the estate, a Town Green area called the Trap Grounds is a wetland and woodland nature reserve.

The wetland is fed by the watercourse that runs through the estate from the 'lake' that was originally one of the North Oxford clay pits.

The estate was built between 2000 and 2006, on the site of the British Motor Corporation's former Osberton Radiator Factory.

[3] There is a Waterways Residents Association (WRA)[4] which represents everyone living on the estate, The Waterways Management Company (WMC) manages most of the public areas and leasehold properties on the Estate and represents the interests of the property owners.