Oxfordshire · 01865
AI receptionist for businesses in Oxford
Every call to your Oxford business answered, day or night, on the 01865 number your customers already use. It books appointments into your real calendar, takes orders and messages, and tells you what happened — from £24.99 a month, with a 14-day free trial and no card.
Local note: Oxford is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
Oxford at a glance
- County
- Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England, United Kingdom
- Dialling code
- 01865
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Billed in
- Pounds sterling (£)
- City status
- Yes
Keep your 01865 number
Nothing to port. Set your existing 01865 line to forward to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you’re busy or don’t pick up — and callers in Oxford keep dialling the number on your van, sign or website. Prefer a fresh number? Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
The copper switch-off and your 01865 line
BT and Openreach are retiring the old copper phone network (PSTN), moving UK landlines to digital, with the switch-off due to complete by January 2027. If your Oxford business still has a traditional landline or ISDN, you will need to move — and it is a good moment to put a receptionist on the number at the same time. You keep your 01865 number either way.
What the switch-off means for your business →Holidays: England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays. Set your own closures and it tells callers you’re shut rather than booking them in.
Ready-made for Oxford trades
Start from a setup written for your line of work — its departments, and the things it must never say — then change what you like.
Schools & Education
Absence lines that never engage, safeguarding escalated instantly.
Engineering Consultancies
Technical enquiries triaged, site issues escalated, tenders never missed.
Restaurants & Hospitality
Bookings taken at the busiest moment, allergies handled carefully.
Estate & Lettings Agency
Viewings booked instantly, maintenance triaged, valuations never lost.
What it does on every call
You choose what it says when it doesn’t know
Carry on honestly, promise a callback, take a message, or transfer — your choice, in your words.
Learn more →Auto-trainer: learns your business from your website
Reads your site into knowledge categories, facts and menu drafts for you to approve — and re-checks it weekly on Growth and above.
Learn more →Takes phone orders — even for things not on the menu
Takes takeaway, shop and repeat-prescription orders on the call; anything not on your list is noted as a special request for you to confirm.
Learn more →Pricing for Oxford businesses
In pounds. Start with a 14-day free trial — 30 minutes of answering, no card. No setup fee, no contract, cancel any time.
Starter
£24.99/mo
250 minutes included
Growth
£49.99/mo
600 minutes included
Professional
£99.99/mo
1400 minutes included
Annual billing is 10 months for 12. Full pricing
Questions from Oxford
Can I keep my 01865 number?
Yes. You forward calls from your existing 01865 number to your Silux Voice number — every call, or only when you are busy or don’t answer — so customers in Oxford keep ringing the number they already know. Nothing has to be ported. If you would rather have a new number, Silux Call, our phone service, allocates one for you.
Is there a ready-made setup for my kind of Oxford business?
Any business that takes calls. There are ready-made setups for Schools & Education, Engineering Consultancies, Restaurants & Hospitality, Estate & Lettings Agency and more, each with the departments and rules that trade needs.
Is Silux Voice based in Oxford?
No — Silux Voice has no local offices. It is set up online in minutes with a guided planner, you test it in a chat before going live, and it answers for Oxford businesses the same way it does everywhere.
Does the PSTN switch-off affect my Oxford business?
If you still have a copper landline or ISDN, yes — the UK switch-off is due to complete by January 2027. Your 01865 number moves with you to a digital line, and can forward to your receptionist from day one.
Anything particular about Oxford?
Oxford is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Your receptionist can be told about local landmarks, parking and directions in its knowledge base, so it gives callers the same answer your team would.
Will it know when my Oxford business is closed?
You set your opening hours and holiday closures, and it answers accordingly on Europe/London time. England has eight bank holidays a year, including Easter Monday and the late-May and August bank holidays.
How much is Silux Voice for a Oxford business?
From £24.99 a month (Starter, 250 minutes); Growth is £49.99 and Professional £99.99. Try it free for 14 days first — no card.
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Hear it answer your 01865 line
Set it up in minutes, test it in a chat, then forward your number when you’re happy.