OX1 1BS House Prices & Local Information

OX1 1BS is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.7km from Grandpont in Oxford. Administratively it sits within Osney & St Thomas ward and the Oxford East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, OX1 1BS is a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. The daytime character shifts — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. With an average age of just 22, this is a transient, student-oriented area — ideal for those who want a social neighbourhood, less suited to those seeking quiet stability. 58% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 5% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (178 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for OX1 1BS are sourced from Output Area E00145417 (shared with 46 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.