Ostlers is a fantastic shop for all your household needs, I always try to buy my paint from here as…read moreit is such good value at £9.50 a tin. They sell everything you could need like nails,paint,paintbrushes,garden accessories,toys,kitchen equiptment,cement,tilegrout,mats,kettles,mugs,compost,blinds,curtain track,roofing felt etc etc. Basically all your needs are in one shop and if you cannot find what you are after then ostlers will find i for you or order it in for you, they are really helpfull. At christmas they do a card club so you can order items from their catalogue and pay for them over a number of weeks, it is very handy. I try to get all my household needs from here as it is so competetively priced and there is a wide choice too. A very handy shop to have near to you.

Perfect for little household items you need without going to a huge DIY store. The staff are…read morefriendly. They have plants for sale in the summer. They also sell toys. The shop is massive and you don't realize this until you go in. Whenever we have lost a nut or bolt from anything these have always had a replacement!

Underwoods is an 'old fashioned' hardware store which is brimming full of everything from simple…read moretacks to outdoor heaters with covers. The sheer range of items is slightly mind boggling at first but the friendly and chatty staff are more than happy to help you find the item, give advice and give you great ideas. The outside of the shop is a carnival of household items which include, bins, brushes, flower pot men, hedgehog shoe cleaners, plants, heaters, forks, green houses, tools the list goes on The inside is stacked high with products and you are sure to leave with more that you came in for Underwoods has been there for many, many years and I hope it stays there for many years still as it a welcome change to Homebase and B&Q. If a DIY shop for you has always been the huge warehouses then you will find this a breath of fresh air.

A traditional and independant hardware and homeware shop. YOu can get knowledgable advice on all…read moremanner of DIY queries and can buy just a single nail or screw (ratehr than a whole packet). There is a garden centre as well as various home items including dustbins and napkins.

You can find pretty much what ever you want under one roof when it comes to diy , have such a huge…read moreslcetion. and a range for all budgets too. Huge car park, toilets for customer use as well , which is great when you are taking your time over large purchases. Staff are always pleased to help. The aisles are plenty wide enough for pushchairs and wheelchairs, i;e, you can push kids around in a pushchair in middle of an aisle and them not be able to touch anything. Have vending machines too.

Everything under the sun to do with diy or decorating!! Paints, doors, tiles, carpets, lighting,…read moredecor, you name it. Good prices. Friendly staff and helpfull on any diy related stuff.

Amazing selection of hardware and homeware, plus the staff that works here is so friendly and…read morehelpful. Prices are very reasonable!

An excellent place to find whatever you want or even didn't know you wanted!…read morePop along when in Vic Centre, you won't be disappointed. Not been for a while? Worth a return visit. It's under new ownership.

Proper traditional Iron mongers not always the cheapest but the staff are helpfull. Just like the…read moreshop in the two ronnies (fork andles). Everything you can think of and quite a lot you probably cant.

From the owner: Long established family run ironmongers with kitchen shop. Calor Gasread more

When fitting a ring doorbell, I managed to lose a small screw, not only did they have the correct…read morethread, the very helpful Lady, cut it to length and only charged me 20p! I thought the service was excellent and would recommend. I only problem is that I don't live in Oxford, fitting the doorbell for my son.

A useful hardware shop right in the centre of Kidlington. It may be more expensive than the big DIY…read moresuperstores but they are on the other side of Oxford. If you only need one thing it is probably just as cheap to come here and far easier. And they sell things individually so if you only want 1 screw to finish a job but it has to be an exact size then this is a far better option.

Excellent hardware shop.like the tardis,very small but seems to have everything at a fair price…read morewith excellent service

Wow! What a place! The inside is tiny, but packed to the rafters with kitchen and houseware…read more Cluttered but in no way messy, and far more reasonably priced than other local kitchenware stores, without compromising quality. Outside they also display their wares, so it's a real experience before you even enter the shop! Gilbert's has an extensive collection of almost everything, and the shopkeepers have excellent product knowledge. My most pleasant experience is when I bought a quality set of salt and pepper grinders - with lifetime warranty - for a tenner...! After enquiring if I needed help I advised what I was looking for. Seconds later they produced a few different sets matching what I'd described and were talking me through each one. I made my selection and the sale was complete. 3 years later and they're grinding corns and crystals as good as the day I bought them. Only bad point is they close for a half day on wednesdays. But that somehow adds to the charm.

Always used to go to another hardware shop, till I found this one, so much cheaper, staff roll over…read morebackwards for you, nothing is any trouble, example, garden plants 99p anywhere​ else £1-99, that is one bargain , go and find o9ut for yourself

Gee Jays is a local bargain hot spot. It has 2 floors of various items, from tea towels, to…read morestationery, to power tools. It is worth looking in Gee Jays before buying anything from B&Q or similar places. They have stock clearance items and regular stock as well. The stock varies widely and is regularly updated to accommodate seasonal stock. If you are doing a spot of DIY I imagine you can get everything from here, as they have paint, brushes and cleaning equipment. The main downsides to this shop are: 1) Parking, there are a few spaces on the road outside, but the shop is a 5 min walk out of town; 2) Accessibilty with wheelchair, pram or similar. I find it hard to navigate a pram around, so have to make arrangements to go there on my own.