South East England
Getting a Lidl shop home in Abingdon
Lidl keeps prices down by keeping things simple, which is why Watlington Road has no delivery fleet. It is not the end of the matter for Blackbird Leys. There are three ways to do it around Blackbird Leys, and the first takes a moment to check.
The essentials
Some 40,000 people live close enough to Blackbird Leys for a delivery to make sense. Most of them are in Blackbird Leys, Littlemore and Wheatley. Blackbird Leys lies 0.5 miles off to the south west. Another 1 Lidl sits within five miles of Blackbird Leys.
- Where it is
- Watlington RoadOX4 6NF
- People within 3 miles
- 40,000
- Neighbourhoods in range
- 8
- Other Lidl within 5 miles
- 1
- Opening hours
- Mo-Sa 08:00-22:00; Su 10:00-16:00; PH of
How people manage it here
Start with someone local, since a person can reach any door in Abingdon. The apps are quicker where they run.
A local shopper
A neighbour in Blackbird Leys will happily walk this shop for you. Someone with a car can bring a full week from Watlington Road in one trip. You know the total before anyone sets off for Watlington Road. Have a look on Taskerama for someone in Blenheim.
A delivery app
The apps already reach much of Abingdon, Deliveroo more widely than Uber Eats. Put your OX4 postcode in and Blackbird Leys comes back covered or it does not. When it works around Abingdon it is quick, usually under an hour.
Order online from Lidl
Online, Lidl handles the household side rather than the Abingdon food aisles. Homeware, garden bits and cases of wine, sent by courier to Blackbird Leys. No substitute for walking round Watlington Road, and not meant to be. See what is in stock.
What sits within range
Here is the ground around Watlington Road: each area, its distance and which way it lies. The shading shows the distance most Abingdon deliveries stay inside. 8 of them fall inside it, including Blackbird Leys, and 2 sit beyond.
- Shotover HillIn range1.8 miles north
- Forest HillJust outside3.3 miles north east · around 560 people
- WheatleyIn range2.8 miles north east · about 5,600 people
- BlenheimIn range1.1 miles south east
- Baldon RowIn range2 miles south
- Blackbird LeysIn range0.5 miles south west · about 12,000 people
- LittlemoreIn range1.3 miles west · about 5,600 people
- Cold HarbourIn range2.3 miles west
- OxfordJust outside3.1 miles north west · about 160,000 people
- HeadingtonIn range2.3 miles north west
Our mark out of ten
We mark the streets around a shop rather than the shop, and Blackbird Leys looks reasonably placed. Where houses are packed in near Blackbird Leys, a delivery is easier to come by. See what we look at.
- People within 3 miles40,000
- Neighbourhoods in range8
- People per square mile1,411
- Nearest neighbourhood0.5 miles
- People within 5 miles240,000
- Directions covered8 of 8
- Biggest area nearbyBlackbird Leys
- Other Lidl within 5 miles1
- Areas within a mile2
- To the town centre0.6 miles
Lidl shops not far away
Out towards Forest Hill and Oxford the answer changes from one day to the next. A look at the app before leaving saves a wasted trip to Watlington Road.