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Housing in OX12 9BQ

What the homes in OX12 9BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wantage Town
Council
Vale of White Horse
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,246 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.5%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX12 9BQEngland
Detached26.2%22.9%
Semi-detached41.5%31.5%
Terraced27.2%23%
Purpose-built flat3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.3% of households in the OX12 9BQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.1% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

OX12 9BQ
71%
13%
15%
England
  • Owned71.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented13.2%20.5%
  • Social rented14.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX12 9BQEngland
Owned outright43.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council2.2%8.3%
From a housing association12.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX12 9BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

OX12 9BQEngland
Living alone, under 669.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

Vale of White HorseEngland
All homes£1,352£1,459
One bedroom£987£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,230£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,503£1,489
Four or more£2,230£2,161
Detached£1,898£1,640
Semi-detached£1,436£1,449
Terraced£1,355£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,140£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX12 9BQ (Wantage Town) (about 1,246 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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