Housing in OX26 6UU
What the homes in OX26 6UU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bicester South
- Council
- Cherwell
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,604 (2024)
OX26 6UUBicester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.1%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.1% of households in the OX26 6UU area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.2%1%
- Private rented34%20.5%
- Social rented10.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.2%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX26 6UU (Bicester South) (about 2,604 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.