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Housing in OX4 2UF

What the homes in OX4 2UF 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
2,904 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.1%). Flats make up 33.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.

OX4 2UFEngland
Detached10.1%22.9%
Semi-detached42.1%31.5%
Terraced14.3%23%
Purpose-built flat30.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.6% of households in the OX4 2UF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

OX4 2UF
41%
34%
26%
England
  • Owned40.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented33.6%20.5%
  • Social rented25.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX4 2UFEngland
Owned outright21%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council6.4%8.3%
From a housing association19.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX4 2UFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 29.3% of households include dependent children.

OX4 2UFEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.7%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 2UF (Lye Valley & Cowley East) (about 2,904 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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