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Housing in OX15 5QQ

What the homes in OX15 5QQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,563 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (50.1%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX15 5QQEngland
Detached50.1%22.9%
Semi-detached31.7%31.5%
Terraced16%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.4% of households in the OX15 5QQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.

OX15 5QQ
73%
15%
England
  • Owned73.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented10.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX15 5QQEngland
Owned outright41.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX15 5QQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.8%). 28.9% of households include dependent children.

OX15 5QQEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cherwell

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cherwell (August 2026, +2.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CherwellEngland
All homes£1,304£1,459
One bedroom£975£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,217£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,470£1,489
Four or more£2,204£2,161
Detached£1,864£1,640
Semi-detached£1,406£1,449
Terraced£1,297£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,081£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX15 5QQ (Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe) (about 1,563 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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