Renting in Oxford

Average Rent in Oxford

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The average rent in Oxford is £1,600/mo, with 4,851 live listings across 5 portals from £420/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Oxford rental appears.

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Renting in Oxford

What it costs to rent in Oxford

Oxford currently has 4,851 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,600 a month. 97 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 47% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is OX15 at around £110/mo, while OX4 4AY sits nearer £3,500/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Oxford rental market at a glance

4,851

Active rentals in Oxford

£1,600/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Oxford

Median monthly rent, based on 4,851 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,250/mo	1245
2 bed	£1,750/mo	1029
3 bed	£2,100/mo	676
4+ bed	£3,250/mo	1022
Room	£790/mo	630

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Oxford rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Oxford. Latest: £1,952/mo (Mar 26, +6.9% YoY).

Latest

£1,952

Mar 26

Annual

+6.9%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,460

Apr 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Oxford pay goes on rent?

Renters in Oxford spend an estimated 64% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,952/mo

£23,424/yr

Median pay

£36,517/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

64%

Severely stretched — most local renters need a flatmate or supplement income.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Oxford

Most Oxford homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 63,630 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.65

≈ Band C–D

Stock

64k

63,630 properties

A
5%3,060
B
16%9,910
C
31%19,710
D
26%16,270
E
12%7,610
F
5%3,110
G
5%3,350
H
1%610

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Oxford

40% of Oxford premises can already get full-fibre and 80% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

40%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

80%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

97%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

436 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
40%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
97%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Oxford), July 2025, covering 64,192 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Oxford homes

52% of Oxford homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

52%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

48%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

58k

58,251 EPCs

A
1%400
B
8%4,900
C
43%24,896
D
36%21,158
E
10%5,802
F
1%865
G
0%230

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Oxford. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Oxford

6 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Oxford centroid. The five closest:

1
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · OX1 4NA
0.56 mi
2
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · OX2 6BN
0.61 mi
3
Grandpont Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · OX1 4QH
0.63 mi
4
West Oxford Community Primary School
Primary · Community school · OX2 0BY
0.77 mi
5
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · OX1 4RQ
0.95 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Oxford centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Oxford

Flats & apartments

1686

44% of listings

Houses

1510

39% of listings

Rooms

630

16% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Oxford — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 38% of the 1,525 houses currently advertised in Oxford.

Semi-detached
38%586
Terraced
35%527
Other house
16%240
Detached
10%157
Bungalow
1%15

Rent by postcode

Where Oxford rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 3,654 live listings in 22 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Oxford

1OX4 4AY£3,500/mo4 rentals
2OX20£2,800/mo10 rentals
3OX2£1,929/mo652 rentals

Cheapest in Oxford

1OX15£110/mo3 rentals
2OX7£475/mo4 rentals
3OX12£650/mo20 rentals

Features · Oxford

Garden, parking, and floor area in Oxford

Live signal across 4,851 Oxford rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

88%

of 1,201 Oxford listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 1,413 Oxford listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Oxford

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Oxford has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 109 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Oxford is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

109 crimes per area (median)
27 of 27 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Oxford’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Oxford

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Summertown has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Oxford.

Jericho
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (120) · pop. ~4,000
106
per 1k
Summertown
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (26) · pop. ~7,000
12
per 1k
Cowley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (104) · pop. ~14,000
20
per 1k
Headington
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (66) · pop. ~18,000
13
per 1k
Iffley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (91) · pop. ~3,000
79
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Oxford listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Oxford.

Rightmove

2575

OpenRent

954

SpareRoom

630

OnTheMarket

417

PrimeLocation

275

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Frequently asked

Renting in Oxford — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Oxford?

The median rent in Oxford is £1600/month based on 4851 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Oxford?

There are currently 4851 rental properties available in Oxford, with 97 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Oxford safe for renters?

Oxford has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 109 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Oxford?

The most commonly reported crime category in Oxford is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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