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marketcode.Asking rent £1,420 a month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
OX26: asking rent £1,420 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 505 lets).
£1,420 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
505 lets
4.4% 12 months to Aug 2026
771 lets
-1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
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158 on 20 Sep 2026
Asking rent in OX26 runs from £1,085 a month for 1 bedroom to £2,084 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,085 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +7.1% on the previous 12 months | 247 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,377 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1% on the previous 12 months | 238 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,626 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.3% on the previous 12 months | 153 |
| 4 bedrooms | £2,084 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 80 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Housing associations hold 53% of the 1,229 units in OX26 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
OX26 ranks 5th of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for asking rent, at £1,420 a month.
OX26 ranks 5th of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for asking rent, at £1,420 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX25 | £2,069 a month | 56 | indicative |
| 2 | OX27 | £1,852 a month | 70 | indicative |
| 3 | OX15 | £1,667 a month | 148 | measured |
| 4 | OX5 | £1,503 a month | 322 | measured |
| 5 | OX26 | £1,420 a month | 505 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Cherwell →
OX26 ranks 2nd of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX16 | 4.4% | 1,470 | measured |
| 2 | OX26 | 4.4% | 771 | measured |
| 3 | OX25 | 4.2% | 160 | measured |
| 4 | OX27 | 4.1% | 130 | measured |
| 5 | OX5 | 3.8% | 476 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Cherwell →
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 505 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 771 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |