Buying a home in OX49, Watlington. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£481kmost £439k–£561k
Houses per m²£5,525flats £4,511
Sold last year22215 in five years
Prices in South Oxfordshire+3.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX49 sold for £480,926 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £439,110 and £561,273, for about 92 m² of space.

22 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £180k for one bedroom.

Across South Oxfordshire, prices are up 3% on a year ago and up 11.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,615 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,193 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £96,000 for that mortgage: what £100,000 buys.

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House prices in OX49 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£247,493£212k–£292k39 m²7
2£409,649£337k–£461k65 m²63
3£480,926£439k–£561k92 m²62
4£682,603£524k–£802k117 m²29
5+£1,067,466£823k–£1.41m186 m²42

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£247k£410k£481k£683k£1.07m
Detached—£464k£564k£799k£1.1m
Semi-detached—£397k£481k£531k£632k
Terraced—£359k£452k£459k—
Flats£180k£202k———

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

Schools near OX49

Best state primary within 2 kmWatlington Primary School63% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmIcknield Community College46.2% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about OX49

Is OX49 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in South Oxfordshire are up 3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (63% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (46.2% against 43.8%); 22 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 OX49?

A typical 3-bedroom house in OX49 sold for £480,926 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £439,110 and £561,273.

How many homes sell in OX49 each year?

22 homes sold in the last year and 215 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near OX49?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Watlington Primary School, where 63% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near OX49?

For a 3-bedroom house, OX44 (£432k, 10 km), HP12 (£415k, 16 km), OX4 (£429k, 17 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.