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Housing in OX4 3SS

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

Neighbourhood
Littlemore & Rose Hill
Council
Oxford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,528 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50%). Flats make up 36.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

OX4 3SSEngland
Detached6.4%22.9%
Semi-detached50%31.5%
Terraced6.7%23%
Purpose-built flat30%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.8% of households in the OX4 3SS area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

OX4 3SS
49%
33%
18%
England
  • Owned48.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented33%20.5%
  • Social rented17.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX4 3SSEngland
Owned outright26.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council15.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

OX4 3SSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (18.6%). 21% of households include dependent children.

OX4 3SSEngland
Living alone, under 6614.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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 3SS (Littlemore & Rose Hill) (about 1,528 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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