Housing in OX12 8LE
What the homes in OX12 8LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
OX12 8LEWantage
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (51.7%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63% of households in the OX12 8LE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.6% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned63%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Vale of White Horse
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Vale of White Horse (August 2026, +2.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX12 8LE (South Wantage, Harwell & Blewbury) (about 1,646 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.