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Housing in OX2 6BQ

What the homes in OX2 6BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Osney, Jericho & Port Meadow
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,742 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.6%). Flats make up 38.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

OX2 6BQEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached14.4%31.5%
Terraced42.6%23%
Purpose-built flat33.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33% of households in the OX2 6BQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 51% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 11.8% with a mortgage.

OX2 6BQ
33%
51%
15%
England
  • Owned33%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented51%20.5%
  • Social rented14.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX2 6BQEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent43.8%18.2%
Other private rented7.2%2.2%
From the council10.7%8.3%
From a housing association4.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX2 6BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (27.1%). 15.6% of households include dependent children.

OX2 6BQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children22%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Oxford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oxford (August 2026, +3.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

OxfordEngland
All homes£1,963£1,459
One bedroom£1,351£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,667£1,335
Three bedrooms£2,034£1,489
Four or more£2,858£2,161
Detached£2,593£1,640
Semi-detached£2,188£1,449
Terraced£2,022£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,557£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX2 6BQ (Osney, Jericho & Port Meadow) (about 1,742 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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