Oxford property guide

This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for Oxford, Oxfordshire. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.

Median sale price (12m)

£447,000

Sales registered (12m)

1,029

Open schools

125

House prices in Oxford

The median sale price in Oxford over the last 12 months was £447,000, across 1,029 recorded transactions. That is 1.8% lower than the previous 12 months.

Semi-detached homes were the most-traded type in Oxford, accounting for 324 of the period's sales at a median of £475,000.

Median price by property type, last 12 months

Type	Median price	Sales
Detached	£660,000	147
Semi-detached	£475,000	324
Terraced	£450,000	307
Flat	£310,000	234
Other	£570,000	17

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Schools in Oxford

Oxford has 125 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 75 primary, 16 secondary and 33 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.

Nearest secondary schools to Oxford centre

School	Postcode	Distance
The Oxford Academy	OX4 6JZ	3.3 km
Greyfriars Catholic School	OX4 3DR	5.1 km
Fitzharrys School	OX14 1NP	5.5 km
Oxford Spires Academy	OX4 2AU	5.6 km
John Mason School	OX14 1JB	5.9 km

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Crime in Oxford

In Oxford, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (31.7%), anti-social behaviour (11.3%) and other theft (9.8%).

Largest reported categories, last 12 months

Category	Share
Violence and sexual offences	31.7%
Anti-social behaviour	11.3%
Other theft	9.8%
Public order	9.4%
Criminal damage and arson	8.2%

See Oxford crime breakdown

Postcode districts in Oxford

Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the Oxford boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.

Postcode district	Reports (12m)
OX1	18,849
OX2	18,849
OX3	18,849
OX33	18,849
OX4	18,849

Living near Oxford

Nearby towns include Banbury, Bicester, Abingdon, Witney and Didcot.

Banbury
Bicester
Abingdon
Witney
Didcot

Frequently asked questions about Oxford

The median sale price in Oxford over the last 12 months was £447,000, based on HM Land Registry data.

There are 125 open schools listed in the DfE register within the Oxford area, covering primary, secondary and sixth-form provision.

According to Police.uk, the most-reported category in Oxford over the last 12 months was violence and sexual offences, out of around 18,849 recorded incidents.

Sale prices come from HM Land Registry, crime statistics from the Police.uk open-data feed, schools data from the Department for Education, flood data from the Environment Agency, and energy ratings from the EPC public register.

The figures refresh monthly as new data is published by each source.

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Oxford sold prices

Trends, recent sales, top streets

Crime in Oxford

By category and postcode district

Schools in Oxford

Primary, secondary and sixth-form

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