House prices in OX11 7 (Didcot)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'OX11 7' (Didcot) - statistics were last calculated on 30 August 2024.


Defining 'OX11 7'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "OX11 7", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Didcot.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Didcot is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 12, King Walk, Didcot, sold for £317,000 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 90 square metres, the price per sqm is £3,522.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,350-£4,500, £4,500-£4,650, £4,650-£4,800 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 272 sales in Didcot (OX11 7) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for Didcot
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in Didcot

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Didcot (OX11 7). Of the 272 transactions, half were sold for between £4,130 and £4,970 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'OX11 7' is £4,540. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,970 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Didcot

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Didcot. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for Didcot
House price heatmap for Didcot

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'OX11 7' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
OX11 0 Harwell £3,990 sqm £4,320 sqm £4,850 sqm
OX11 8 Didcot £3,500 sqm £4,050 sqm £4,540 sqm
OX11 9 Blewbury £4,030 sqm £4,490 sqm £5,160 sqm
OX11 7 Didcot £4,130 sqm £4,540 sqm £4,970 sqm
OX11 6 Harwell £3,590 sqm £4,120 sqm £4,600 sqm

Will Didcot house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for OX11 7 (Didcot) compared with both the wider area OX11 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in Didcot,Didcot
House price trends for Didcot

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent OX11 7 sales
Recent trends for Didcot

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Didcot to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Didcot and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Oxford Crescent, Didcot, OX11 7A 77 sqm £4,158 18
Rawthey Avenue, Didcot, OX11 7X 81 sqm £4,151 15
Rymans Court, Didcot, OX11 7G 50 sqm £3,659 15
Churchill Road, Didcot, OX11 7B 74 sqm £4,531 14
Freeman Road, Didcot, OX11 7D 84 sqm £4,128 14
Wensum Drive, Didcot, OX11 7R 50 sqm £4,113 13
Edinburgh Drive, Didcot, OX11 7H 87 sqm £4,267 12
Brasenose Road, Didcot, OX11 7B 76 sqm £4,767 12

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Raw data

Our analysis of Didcot is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
12, King Walk, Didcot £317,000
Jul-2024
90 3,522
35, Churchill Rd, Didcot £312,500
Jul-2024
51 6,127
9, Churchill Close, Didcot £300,000
Jul-2024
57 5,263

See the entire list of all sales in Didcot (OX11 7) here.

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