Housing in OX4 7UH
What the homes in OX4 7UH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackbird Leys
- Council
- Oxford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.6%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.4% of households in the OX4 7UH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.8% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.6%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented38.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (16.8%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around OX4 7UH (Blackbird Leys) (about 1,410 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.