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Housing in OX4 3LX

What the homes in OX4 3LX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cowley South & Iffley
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,714 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44%). Flats make up 25.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

OX4 3LXEngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached44%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.7% of households in the OX4 3LX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

OX4 3LX
50%
46%
England
  • Owned49.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented46.3%20.5%
  • Social rented3.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX4 3LXEngland
Owned outright28.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent42.4%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 26.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX4 3LXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (23.6%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

OX4 3LXEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households23.6%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 3LX (Cowley South & Iffley) (about 1,714 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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