Housing in OX49 5QF
What the homes in OX49 5QF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Watlington & Nettlebed
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,985 (2024)
OX49 5QFWatlington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.6%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74% of households in the OX49 5QF area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 45.2% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned74%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented16.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.9%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Oxfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Oxfordshire (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 OX49 5QF (Watlington & Nettlebed) (about 1,985 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.