Detached
£620,000
13% below the City Centre average
0.9% of sales
What is the average house price in City Centre? £709,559
The average house price in City Centre is £709,559, based on 42 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 29.7% (£162,418) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +29.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 42
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in City Centre?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£690,000
3% below the City Centre average
3.6% of sales
Terraced
£1,101,823
55% above the City Centre average
27.7% of sales
Flats
£456,700
36% below the City Centre average
67.9% of sales
Are house prices in City Centre going up or down?
House prices in City Centre are rising: up 29.7% (£162,418) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 59.4% (£264,336).
Past 12 months
+29.7%
+£162,418From £547,141 to £709,559
£715,622£547,141
Past 10 years
+59.4%
+£264,336From £445,223 to £709,559
£709,559£445,223
Quick answers for City Centre
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£2,141,666
Highest average, reached in October 2025
How many homes sold?
42
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
67.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
32.1% of sales
How many people live in City Centre?
16,719
17,025 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in City Centre?
2,129
2,168 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in City Centre?
11 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 87% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
7.1% of the area · 4 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in City Centre?
233 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −2.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does City Centre rank?
3rd most expensive area of Oxford.
Compared with 19 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in City Centre?
The highest recorded sale prices in City Centre, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
44 - 46 cornmarket street, oxfordshire
£5,390,000
Sold October 2025
View house details
How do house prices in City Centre compare with nearby areas?
City Centre compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Oxford.
City Centre vs Jericho
- City Centre
- £709,559
- Jericho
- £859,884+£150,325
Open comparison
City Centre vs St Clement's
- City Centre
- £709,559
- St Clement's
- £539,642−£169,917
Open comparison
City Centre vs South Oxford
- City Centre
- £709,559
- South Oxford
- £506,358−£203,201
Open comparison
City Centre vs New Marston
- City Centre
- £709,559
- New Marston
- £468,456−£241,103
Open comparison
City Centre vs Iffley Fields
- City Centre
- £709,559
- Iffley Fields
- £864,283+£154,724
Open comparison
City Centre vs Robin Hood
- City Centre
- £709,559
- Robin Hood
- £486,784−£222,775
Open comparison
Which areas of City Centre are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 1 areas of City Centre, most expensive first.
- 1
£507,852
Change over one year: +3.4%
Thinking of buying in City Centre?
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:28 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The City Centre dataset covers 1,738 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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