Crumbling roads and mounds of litter are just two reasons residents on Oxford's Rose Hill estate feel they are being ignored by the city council.

Litter along the Eastern Bypass between the Heyford Hill and Rose Hill roundabouts feature high on a list of grumbles.

And potholes in the roads around the estate, including Lambourne Road and Nowell Road, are also cause for concern.

Building giant Taylor Woodrow has been chosen to construct 254 new homes, in a project dubbed one of the most significant in Oxford in a decade.

But residents on the estate have said they cannot understand why no action has been taken to address the problems in the meantime.

Vim Rodrigo, of Rivermead Road, said: "The roads are a mess, but they don't seem to bother doing anything about it.

"Probably they think when the developer starts work, they will do it as part of their programme, but it's been like this for too long already.

"The rubbish on the bypass is also quite shocking.

"The council should be doing much more about these problems."

Reg Morley, of Lambourne Road, said: "The roads are quite bad over here because they weren't designed for the traffic we have now.

"They were built after the war and they are crumbling. It is a bit of a mess."

John Shepperd, who lives in Howe Close, Wheatley, drives along the Eastern Bypass regularly and said the litter problem was 'disgusting'.

He added: "You're always going to get litter from people throwing it out of car windows but this is horrendous."

Louisa Dean, a spokesman for Oxford City Council, said: "The majority of the roads in Rose Hill are structurally sound.

"However, if there are any specifically dangerous defects we will attend to them."

With regard to the litter issue, she said: "We run a free bulky waste collection service for up to three items.

"If you have larger amounts of waste or materials that we don't normally collect, such as builders' rubble, please take them to Redbridge Recycling Centre."

Anyone concerned about flytipping or dangerous defects in roads should ring the council on 01865 252900.