Buying a home in OX18, Carterton. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£358kmost £319k–£434k

Houses per m²£4,217flats £3,370

Sold last year2001,320 in five years

Prices in West Oxfordshire-1.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX18 sold for £357,925 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £318,854 and £434,312, for about 91 m² of space.

200 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £141k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OX18 3 (£3,912) and the most in OX18 4 (£5,110).

Across West Oxfordshire, prices are down 1.6% on a year ago and up 20.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,518 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,632 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.

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House prices in OX18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£224,800	£207k–£286k	42 m²	31
2	£291,825	£268k–£330k	63 m²	347
3	£357,925	£319k–£434k	91 m²	424
4	£444,949	£361k–£629k	116 m²	164
5+	£612,888	£477k–£902k	159 m²	214

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£225k	£292k	£358k	£445k	£613k
Detached	—	£323k	£418k	£529k	£623k
Semi-detached	£230k	£299k	£348k	£390k	£619k
Terraced	£219k	£278k	£321k	£341k	£481k
Flats	£141k	£180k	£236k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across OX18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
OX18 1	£4,191	£3,267
OX18 2	£4,285	£3,248
OX18 3	£3,912	£3,277
OX18 4	£5,110	£4,413

Schools near OX18

Best state primary within 2 kmGateway Primary School65% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%6 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmCarterton Community College18.9% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

OX28 Witney · 8 km3-bed house £375k OX29 Witney · 11 km3-bed house £426k SN7 Faringdon · 13 km3-bed house £384k OX7 Chipping Norton · 17 km3-bed house £438k SN6 Swindon · 19 km3-bed house £355k OX13 Abingdon · 19 km3-bed house £425k OX20 Woodstock · 19 km3-bed house £494k OX2 Oxford · 21 km3-bed house £619k

Questions about OX18

Is OX18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in West Oxfordshire are down 1.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (65% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (18.9% against 43.8%); 200 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in OX18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX18 sold for £357,925 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £318,854 and £434,312.

How many homes sell in OX18 each year?

200 homes sold in the last year and 1,320 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near OX18?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Gateway Primary School, where 65% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.