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Housing in OX4 1RL

What the homes in OX4 1RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
East Central Oxford
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,919 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.3%). Flats make up 33.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

OX4 1RLEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached15.3%31.5%
Terraced48.3%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.1% of households in the OX4 1RL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.

OX4 1RL
27%
56%
16%
England
  • Owned27.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented56.1%20.5%
  • Social rented15.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX4 1RLEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent53.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association12.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX4 1RLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (34.6%). 16.2% of households include dependent children.

OX4 1RLEngland
Living alone, under 6621%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households34.6%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 OX4 1RL (East Central Oxford) (about 1,919 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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