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Housing in OX11 8EJ

What the homes in OX11 8EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Didcot South East
Council
South Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,197 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (32.6%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

OX11 8EJEngland
Detached16%22.9%
Semi-detached32.6%31.5%
Terraced26.7%23%
Purpose-built flat9.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home10.9%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66% of households in the OX11 8EJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 35.2% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.

OX11 8EJ
66%
20%
14%
England
  • Owned66%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented19.8%20.5%
  • Social rented13.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX11 8EJEngland
Owned outright35.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.7%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX11 8EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20%). 24.9% of households include dependent children.

OX11 8EJEngland
Living alone, under 6618.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Oxfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Oxfordshire (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South OxfordshireEngland
All homes£1,402£1,459
One bedroom£1,042£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,292£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,615£1,489
Four or more£2,327£2,161
Detached£2,026£1,640
Semi-detached£1,553£1,449
Terraced£1,330£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,171£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX11 8EJ (Didcot South East) (about 1,197 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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