Residential dwellings
11,235
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
OX5 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,498/month · Gross yield 3.9% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is OX5?
OX5: residential dwellings 11,235.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.6%
OX5 ranks 3rd of 6 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
- 10,287
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.4%
- HMO-shaped units
- 51%
- EPC A or B
- 11%
- EPC D or worse
- 50%
What does OX5 earn?
OX5: asking rent £1,498/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 320 lets).
Asking rent
£1,498/month 12 months to Sep 2026
320 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, 320 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
468 lets
+2.4% 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, 468 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
96 on 8 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 8 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does OX5 vary by home size?
Asking rent in OX5 runs from £1,205/month for 1 bedroom to £1,761/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £1,205/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.7% on the previous 12 months | 178 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,489/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 117 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,761/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 85 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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, 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 OX5?
Corporate landlords hold 50% of the 574 units in OX5 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords50% of classified · 285 units
- Housing associations40% of classified · 229 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)8.9% of classified · 51 units
- RMC1.6% of classified · 9 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 OX5 rank?
OX5 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for asking rent, at £1,498/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Cherwell
OX5 ranks 4th of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for asking rent, at £1,498/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX25 | £2,107/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 56 | indicative |
| 2 | OX27 | £1,865/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 68 | indicative |
| 3 | OX15 | £1,713/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 150 | measured |
| 4 | OX5 | £1,498/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 320 | measured |
| 5 | OX26 | £1,438/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 528 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Cherwell
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Cherwell
OX5 ranks 5th of 6 postcode districts in Cherwell for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OX16 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,475 | measured |
| 2 | OX26 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 757 | measured |
| 3 | OX25 | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 165 | measured |
| 4 | OX27 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 117 | measured |
| 5 | OX5 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 468 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Cherwell
Where next from OX5?
- CherwellThe wider market this area sits in.
- OX15Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,652/m² · Sep 2026
- OX16Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,452/m² · Sep 2026
- OX25Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,208/m² · Sep 2026
- OX26Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £4,712/m² · Sep 2026
- OX27Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £7,071/m² · Sep 2026
- HP18Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,854/m² · Sep 2026
- OX2Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,568/m² · Sep 2026
- OX20Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,975/m² · Sep 2026
- OX29Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,507/m² · Sep 2026
- OX3Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,599/m² · Sep 2026
- OX33Next door, in another authority · Asking £6,453/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about OX5
- What is the average rent in OX5?
- Homes to let in OX5 asked a median £1,498/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 320 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in OX5?
- 3.9% 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, 468 lets. +2.4% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in OX5?
- OX5 has 11,235 homes, 0.6% 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 OX5
- Property values in OX5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in OX5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in OX5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in OX5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in OX5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in OX5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in OX5Who 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 | 320 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 468 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 8 Nov 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 | — |