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Housing in OX28 5AB

What the homes in OX28 5AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Witney West
Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,397 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (82.7%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

OX28 5ABEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached82.7%31.5%
Terraced8.1%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.7% of households in the OX28 5AB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 13% own outright and 7.7% with a mortgage.

OX28 5AB
21%
74%
England
  • Owned20.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented5.1%20.5%
  • Social rented74.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX28 5ABEngland
Owned outright13%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan7.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association71.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX28 5ABEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.3%). 32.9% of households include dependent children.

OX28 5ABEngland
Living alone, under 668.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Oxfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Oxfordshire (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West OxfordshireEngland
All homes£1,305£1,459
One bedroom£954£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,208£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,518£1,489
Four or more£2,082£2,161
Detached£1,738£1,640
Semi-detached£1,458£1,449
Terraced£1,319£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,048£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX28 5AB (Witney West) (about 1,397 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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