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Housing in OX27 8RA

What the homes in OX27 8RA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Caversfield, Ambrosden & Fringford
Council
Cherwell
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,413 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53.9%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX27 8RAEngland
Detached23.7%22.9%
Semi-detached53.9%31.5%
Terraced21.8%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.1% of households in the OX27 8RA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 44.7% with a mortgage.

OX27 8RA
64%
30%
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  • Owned64.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented29.8%20.5%
  • Social rented5.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX27 8RAEngland
Owned outright19.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented16.2%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association5.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX27 8RAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (34.3%). 40.3% of households include dependent children.

OX27 8RAEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.6%12.8%
Couple, no children19.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children34.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 OX27 8RA (Caversfield, Ambrosden & Fringford) (about 1,413 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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