Buying a home in OX1, Oxford. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£522kmost £456k–£631k
Houses per m²£5,814flats £6,073
Sold last year112743 in five years
Prices in Oxford-2.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX1 sold for £522,296 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £456,352 and £630,709, for about 92 m² of space. That is 7% more than the same home across Oxford (£489,000).

112 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £298k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in OX1 5 (£5,462) and the most in OX1 2 (£8,490).

Across Oxford, prices are down 2.3% on a year ago and up 3.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,034 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,382 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £104,000 for that mortgage: what £110,000 buys.

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House prices in OX1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
2£454,118£408k–£500k71 m²97
3£522,296£456k–£631k92 m²210
4£650,630£532k–£762k123 m²92
5+£807,890£708k–£1.22m160 m²101

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses—£454k£522k£651k£808k
Detached—£489k£531k£612k£851k
Semi-detached—£450k£478k£541k£736k
Terraced—£440k£579k£750k£780k
Flats£298k£361k£551k——

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

Price per m² across OX1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
OX1 1£6,881£6,773
OX1 2£8,490£6,681
OX1 4£5,954£5,545
OX1 5£5,462£4,416

Schools near OX1

Best state primary within 2 kmEast Oxford Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%8 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Swan School73.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%9 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about OX1

Is OX1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 7% more than across Oxford; prices in Oxford are down 2.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.2% against 43.8%); 112 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 OX1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX1 sold for £522,296 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £456,352 and £630,709.

Is OX1 expensive for Oxford?

A 3-bedroom house in OX1 costs 7% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Oxford (£489,000).

How many homes sell in OX1 each year?

112 homes sold in the last year and 743 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near OX1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is East Oxford Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near OX1?

For a 3-bedroom house, OX4 (£429k, 3 km), OX3 (£468k, 4 km), OX33 (£468k, 8 km).

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.