UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/oxford
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Oxford
Homes in Oxford sold for a median of £450,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 2,516 standard sales.
That puts it among the dearest third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 20%, from £375,000 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2025, the sixth smallest rise of the 64 council areas in the South East.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 250 | £820,000 | £627,000 to £1,211,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 770 | £481,500 | £410,000 to £652,000 | £5,328/m²from 31 sales |
| Terraced | 881 | £460,000 | £380,000 to £640,000 | £5,309/m²from 28 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 615 | £322,500 | £250,000 to £400,000 | Too few |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in Oxford, at 35% and 31% of sales.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £322,500 here, 43% more than the £225,000 across the region.
211 sales in Oxford, or 8%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,288 per m², 21% above the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Oxford
The dearest district was OX2 (Oxford), at £597,500, and the cheapest was OX4 (Oxford), at £400,000.
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- OX2Oxford, 920 salesMedian price £597,500Price per square metre £6,450Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- OX1Oxford, 347 salesMedian price £485,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- OX3Oxford, 758 salesMedian price £445,000Price per square metre £5,233Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
- OX4Oxford, 948 salesMedian price £400,000Price per square metre £4,780Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in OX2 (Oxford), up 3%, and fell most in OX3 (Headington), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Banbury Road, Oxford (OX2)27 sales
- London Road, Headington (OX3)23 sales
- Cumnor Hill, Oxford (OX2)18 sales
- Woodstock Road, Oxford (OX2)17 sales
- Lime Walk, Headington (OX3)17 sales
- Marlborough Road, Oxford (OX1)16 sales
- The Avenue, Kennington (OX1)16 sales
- Green Ridges, Headington (OX3)16 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Woodstock Road, Oxford (OX2, £1,200,000), Jack Straws Lane, Headington (OX3, £940,000) and Iffley Road, Oxford (OX4, £785,000).
The cheapest were Osberton Road, Oxford (OX2, flats, £127,000), Silkdale Close, Oxford (OX4, flats, £214,500) and Henry Road, Oxford (OX2, £225,000).
Living in Oxford
Crime
100 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 79 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
83% of homes can get it
Lower than 77 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
29% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 60 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,678 a year in Oxford for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 96 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Oxford and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Reigate and Banstead£480,000
- Surrey Heath£479,000
- Spelthorne£461,000
- Buckinghamshire£460,000
- Hart£460,000
- Winchester£460,000
- Runnymede£456,000
- Oxford, this council area£450,000
- South Oxfordshire£450,000
- Woking£450,000
- Mid Sussex£440,000
- Tunbridge Wells£435,000
- Horsham£433,500
- Chichester£422,500
- East Hampshire£422,000
About these figures
Oxford's figures come from 2,516 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Oxford, so their sales add up to 2,973 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.