Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in Oxford is up

+2.4%

The average private rent in Oxford is now £1,957 a month, £46 more than in September 2025. That's £552 a year more for the average renter. It's 255th of 334 areas, and 44th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£864£1,251£1,638£2,025201520172019202120232025
━ Oxford   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
Oxford£1,957+2.4%+34%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in Oxford is up 2.4% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£1,346+2.4%
2 bed£1,662+2.6%
3 bed£2,030+2.9%
4+ bed£2,850+1.9%
Flat / maisonette£1,551+2.2%
Terraced£2,017+2.5%
Semi-detached£2,184+2.7%
Detached£2,587+2.4%

Nearby in the table

Portsmouth +2.9%Elmbridge +2.7%Bracknell Forest +2.4%Slough +2.3%Surrey Heath +2.0%New Forest +2.0%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000178), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists