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Housing in OX8

What the homes in OX8 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Council
West Oxfordshire
Region
South East
Population
32,606 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

OX8England
Detached36.4%22.9%
Semi-detached29.9%31.5%
Terraced19.3%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.8%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.7% of households in OX8 own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

OX8
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  • Owned68.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented16.2%20.5%
  • Social rented12.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

OX8England
Owned outright41.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.9%). 23.3% of households include dependent children.

OX8England
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Oxfordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Oxfordshire (August 2026, +1.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West OxfordshireEngland
All homes£1,305£1,459
One bedroom£954£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,208£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,518£1,489
Four or more£2,082£2,161
Detached£1,738£1,640
Semi-detached£1,458£1,449
Terraced£1,319£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,048£1,444

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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