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Housing in OX3 7EF

What the homes in OX3 7EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lye Valley & Cowley East
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,949 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (67.4%). Flats make up 19%, below the 22.2% across England.

OX3 7EFEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached67.4%31.5%
Terraced6%23%
Purpose-built flat13.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.9% of households in the OX3 7EF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 38.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.5% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

OX3 7EF
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38%
England
  • Owned49.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented38.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX3 7EFEngland
Owned outright26.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent36.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council8.1%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX3 7EFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (24%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

OX3 7EFEngland
Living alone, under 6615.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%9.2%
Sharers and other households24%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 OX3 7EF (Lye Valley & Cowley East) (about 1,949 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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