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Housing in OX28

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

Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
35,790 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.5%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

OX28England
Detached27.1%22.9%
Semi-detached34.5%31.5%
Terraced22.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.7% of households in OX28 own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.6% own outright and 30.1% with a mortgage.

OX28
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England
  • Owned64.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented17.1%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX28England
Owned outright34.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association13.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.7%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

OX28England
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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

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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