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Housing in OX17 2FS

What the homes in OX17 2FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Middleton Cheney & Chipping Warden
Council
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,307 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (54.8%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX17 2FSEngland
Detached54.8%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced12.1%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.1% of households in the OX17 2FS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.7% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.

OX17 2FS
85%
England
  • Owned85.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented11.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX17 2FSEngland
Owned outright46.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX17 2FSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.3%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.

OX17 2FSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13%9.2%
Sharers and other households2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Northamptonshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Northamptonshire (August 2026, +3.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West NorthamptonshireEngland
All homes£1,084£1,459
One bedroom£752£1,195
Two bedrooms£954£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,166£1,489
Four or more£1,681£2,161
Detached£1,470£1,640
Semi-detached£1,107£1,449
Terraced£1,063£1,435
Flat or maisonette£858£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX17 2FS (Middleton Cheney & Chipping Warden) (about 1,307 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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