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Housing in OX15 5TH

What the homes in OX15 5TH 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
1,137 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (53%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX15 5THEngland
Detached53%22.9%
Semi-detached28.5%31.5%
Terraced15%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83% of households in the OX15 5TH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 53.7% own outright and 29.3% with a mortgage.

OX15 5TH
83%
England
  • Owned83%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented10.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX15 5THEngland
Owned outright53.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 24% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX15 5THEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

OX15 5THEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children24%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over21.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 5TH (Sibford, Hook Norton & Milcombe) (about 1,137 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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