Housing in OX3 9DS
What the homes in OX3 9DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Headington
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,182 (2024)
OX3 9DSOxford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (38%). Flats make up 27.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.6% of households in the OX3 9DS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44.9% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented26.4%20.5%
- Social rented4.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.6%). 25% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX3 9DS (Headington) (about 1,182 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.