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Council tax bands in Oxford

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Oxford has the second-smallest share of bungalows (1.4%) of the 64 councils in the South East. Among the five councils in Oxfordshire, it has the largest share of homes in band D (25.5%), the smallest share in band E (12.1%) and the smallest share in band F (5.0%). It also has the largest share of flats and maisonettes (36.5%).

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA5B16C31D25E12F5G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedColour shows the band, shape the typeA5B16C31D25E12F5G5H1FlatTerracedSemiDetached

The inter-war years built the most

Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%Before19004%1900–191821%1919–193914%1945–196414%1965–198212%1983–199913%2000–20156%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: England16%<19004%190021%191914%194514%196512%198313%20006%2016

The biggest building periods here were between the wars (20.8%), before 1900 (15.7%) and from 1945 to 1964 (14.0%). Some 3,920 homes were built from 2016 to 2026. The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, the same as the middle home built before 2016. Bands A and B take 27.3% of these newer homes and 19.7% of the older ones. By build period, the middle home sits in band D for homes built between the wars, band D for homes built before 1900 and band C for those built from 1945 to 1964. The busiest single year was 2020, with 680 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 250 homes (+0.39%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEFBuilt before 2016BCDE

Flats and maisonettes are the largest group

The largest group of homes in Oxford is flats and maisonettes, followed in turn by terraced houses (31.3%), semi-detached houses (23.4%), detached houses (6.8%) and bungalows. The widest gap to the rest of the South East is in detached houses: 13.6 points below the share there (20.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band F for detached houses, band D for semi-detached houses, band C for bungalows, band C for flats and maisonettes and band C for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Slough, followed by Sutton and Reading.

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes36.5%ABCDETerraced houses31.3%CDESemi-detached houses23.4%CDEDetached houses6.8%DEFGHBungalows1.4%BCDEF

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes (39.9%) are the most common size, then two-bedroom (27.0%) and one-bedroom (18.2%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band B with one bedroom, band C with two, band D with three, band E with four and band F with five. A detached house here has 3.8 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.8. Homes here average 2.60 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.66 for England. Homes with four or more bedrooms make up 14.9%.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom18.2%2 bedrooms27.0%3 bedrooms39.9%4 bedrooms9.3%5 bedrooms2.9%6+ bedrooms2.7%

The homes cluster in the middle bands

The homes in Oxford gather in the middle of the ladder: bands C to E hold 68.6%, with band C the largest single band (31.0%). The share in bands A and B, 20.1%, is 23.0 points below the figure for England as a whole. Across the South East it is 25.3%. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run C, D, B, E, G, F, A and H. Band H, the top band, holds 610 homes. Within the South East, the band mix closest to this one is that of Maidstone.

Share of homes in each bandA4.6%B15.5%C31.0%D25.5%E12.1%F5.0%G5.3%H1.0%OxfordSouth EastEngland

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Oxford are Haringey (8.0), Croydon (8.8) and Gravesham (13.1); the furthest within the South East is Southampton (90.5).

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Placed in the South East

On the share of homes in band F or above, Oxford comes 38th of the 64 councils in the South East, just behind Arun and just ahead of Cherwell. All South East councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveOxford 11%2%40%