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Housing in OX4 3SA

What the homes in OX4 3SA 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
1,570 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.7%). Flats make up 29.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

OX4 3SAEngland
Detached8%22.9%
Semi-detached48.7%31.5%
Terraced13.8%23%
Purpose-built flat24.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.4% of households in the OX4 3SA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 37% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

OX4 3SA
64%
24%
England
  • Owned64.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented23.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX4 3SAEngland
Owned outright37%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council9%8.3%
From a housing association2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX4 3SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.2%). 21.3% of households include dependent children.

OX4 3SAEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.4%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 3SA (Cowley South & Iffley) (about 1,570 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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