UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/south-oxfordshire
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in South Oxfordshire
Homes in South Oxfordshire sold for a median of £450,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,023 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 by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,361 | £670,000 | £515,000 to £950,000 | £5,079/m²from 53 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,279 | £425,000 | £370,000 to £524,000 | £5,149/m²from 49 sales |
| Terraced | 907 | £365,000 | £305,000 to £459,000 | £4,787/m²from 29 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 476 | £255,000 | £210,000 to £349,000 | Too few |
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in South Oxfordshire, at 34% and 32% of sales.
347 sales in South Oxfordshire, or 9%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £4,965 per m², 13% above the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in South Oxfordshire
The dearest district was RG9 (Henley-on-Thames), at £730,000, and the cheapest was OX11 (Didcot), at £378,000.
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Post towns in South Oxfordshire, by number of sales: Didcot (OX11), Wallingford (OX10), Henley-on-Thames (RG9), Thame (OX9), Oxford (OX33, OX44), Chinnor (OX39), Watlington (OX49).
- RG9Henley-on-Thames, 627 salesMedian price £730,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- OX33Oxford, 146 salesMedian price £470,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- OX9Thame, 478 salesMedian price £453,500Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- OX10Wallingford, 842 salesMedian price £450,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- OX39Chinnor, 237 salesMedian price £450,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- OX44Oxford, 193 salesMedian price £435,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- OX11Didcot, 1,381 salesMedian price £378,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
Fewer than 100 sales, not ranked: OX49 £462k (98 sales).
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 in every district with enough sales to compare, most in OX39 (Chinnor), up 8%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Eskdale Drive, Harwell (OX11)31 sales
- Spey Glen Drive, Harwell (OX11)24 sales
- Beatrice Gardens, Thame (OX9)21 sales
- Gatehouse Crescent, Wallingford (OX10)20 sales
- Reading Road, Henley-on-Thames (RG9)20 sales
- Welply Way, Thame (OX9)19 sales
- Gerard Avenue, Benson (OX10)18 sales
- Winterbrook, Wallingford (OX10)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were St Marks Road, Henley-on-Thames (RG9, £1,312,500), Wantage Road, Wallingford (OX10, £735,000) and Greys Road, Henley-on-Thames (RG9, £710,000).
The cheapest were Orchard Walk, Watlington (OX49, £210,000), Broadway, Didcot (OX11, £217,500) and Greenwood Way, Harwell (OX11, flats, £225,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 25%, from £365,000 in 2016 to £455,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Living in South Oxfordshire
Crime
44 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 94 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
85% of homes can get it
Lower than 71 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
40% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all 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 £2,598 a year in South Oxfordshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 88 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. South Oxfordshire and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Surrey Heath£479,000
- Spelthorne£461,000
- Buckinghamshire£460,000
- Hart£460,000
- Winchester£460,000
- Runnymede£456,000
- Oxford£450,000
- South Oxfordshire, this council area£450,000
- Woking£450,000
- Mid Sussex£440,000
- Tunbridge Wells£435,000
- Horsham£433,500
- Chichester£422,500
- East Hampshire£422,000
- Bracknell Forest£420,000
About these figures
South Oxfordshire's figures come from 4,023 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 9% of them.
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.