Residential dwellings
20,647
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
OX2 rents and yields
Asking rent £2,010/month · Gross yield 3.7% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is OX2?
OX2: residential dwellings 20,647.
HMO-shaped dwellings
4.8%
OX2 ranks 2nd of 7 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 14,010
- Mixed-use buildings
- 2.0%
- HMO-shaped units
- 4.3%
- EPC A or B
- 13%
- EPC D or worse
- 48%
What does OX2 earn?
OX2: asking rent £2,010/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,099 lets).
Asking rent
£2,010/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,099 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,099 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.7% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,017 lets
+11.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,017 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
454 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does OX2 vary by home size?
Asking rent in OX2 runs from £1,501/month for 1 bedroom to £5,167/month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,501/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.6% on the previous 12 months | 542 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,898/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.3% on the previous 12 months | 700 |
| 3 bedrooms | £2,412/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +6% on the previous 12 months | 310 |
| 4 bedrooms | £3,115/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -1% on the previous 12 months | 160 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £5,167/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 83 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns OX2?
Corporate landlords hold 54% of the 729 units in OX2 whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords54% of classified · 393 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)34% of classified · 245 units
- Housing associations9.1% of classified · 66 units
- RMC3.2% of classified · 23 units
- Local authorities0.1% of classified · 1 units
- Offshore companies0.1% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does OX2 rank?
OX2 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Vale of White Horse for asking rent, at £2,010/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
OX2 ranks 2nd of 7 postcode districts in Vale of White Horse for asking rent, at £2,010/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX1 | £2,136/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 520 | measured |
| 2 | OX2 | £2,010/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,099 | measured |
| 3 | OX13 | £1,983/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 107 | measured |
| 4 | OX12 | £1,509/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 206 | measured |
| 5 | SN7 | £1,425/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
OX2 ranks 6th of 7 postcode districts in Vale of White Horse for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.7%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX12 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 409 | measured |
| 2 | OX1 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 946 | measured |
| 3 | OX11 | 4.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 990 | measured |
| 4 | OX13 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 163 | measured |
| 5 | SN7 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 241 | measured |
| 6 | OX2 | 3.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,017 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Vale of White Horse
Where next from OX2?
- Vale of White HorseThe wider market this area sits in.
- OX1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,309/m² · Sep 2026
- OX11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,105/m² · Sep 2026
- OX12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,838/m² · Sep 2026
- OX13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,447/m² · Sep 2026
- SN6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,142/m² · Sep 2026
- SN7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,353/m² · Sep 2026
- OX29Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,499/m² · Sep 2026
- OX3Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,599/m² · Sep 2026
- OX5Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,976/m² · Sep 2026
- OX4Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,483/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about OX2
- What is the average rent in OX2?
- Homes to let in OX2 asked a median £2,010/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,099 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in OX2?
- 3.7% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,017 lets. +11.4% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in OX2?
- OX2 has 20,647 homes, 4.8% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about OX2
- Property values in OX2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in OX2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in OX2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in OX2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in OX2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in OX2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in OX2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,099 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,017 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |