CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ASHFORD, KENT - BATH, SOMERSET - BECKENHAM, KENT - BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE - BILLERICAY, ESSEX - BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, BIRMINGHAM - BOURNEMOUTH, SUSSEX - BRENTWOOD, ESSEX - BRIGHTON, SUSSEX - CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - CANTERBURY, KENT - CARDIFF, WALES - CHELMSFORD, ESSEX - CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE - COLCHESTER, ESSEX - EPPING, ESSEX - GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE - GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK - GUILDFORD, SURREY - IPSWICH, SUFFOLK - KETTERING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK - LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, LANCASHIRE - LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE - MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE - MILTON KEYNES, BEDFORDSHIRE - NORWICH, NORFOLK - OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE - PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - READING, BERKSHIRE - ROMFORD, ESSEX - SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX - ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE - STANSTED, ESSEX - SWINDON, BERKSHIRE - WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE - WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
| Area: | OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE | |||||||
| Category: | C | |||||||
| Investor Profile | Pension, Retirement, Downshifter, Business and Cash&Equity | |||||||
| Population aged 15+: | 163,766 | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Percentage Class ABC1: | 62% | 44% | ||||||
| Crime: | Violence | Sexual | Burglary | Motor | ||||
| Per 1000 population | 13 | 1 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Yield Range: | 3.5% - 8.3% | |||||||
| Price Ranges | Low £ | Hi £ | Low £pw | Hi £pw | Low | Hi | ||
| Flats&maisonettes | 117,600 | 176,400 | 187 | 253 | 7.5% | 8.3% | ||
| Terraced | 160,000 | 240,000 | 158 | 213 | 4.6% | 5.1% | ||
| Semi-detached | 172,000 | 258,000 | 256 | 347 | 7.0% | 7.7% | ||
| Detached | 276,000 | 414,000 | 280 | 379 | 3.5% | 5.3% | ||
| Valuations above the national average by: | 66% | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Capital growth last 12 months: | 20% | 18% | ||||||
| Capital growth last 5 years: | 112% | 80% | ||||||
| Large employers in the area: | Electrocomponents, The Post Office, Vodafone, Regus & BT. | |||||||
| Demand For Letting: | Excellent | |||||||
| Average void period: | 1 week | |||||||
| Total (out of 10) | Capital Growth (out of 5) | Yield (out of 5) | ||||||
| Out of 10: | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| Summary: | A world famous city to invest in – a safe bet. | |||||||
| Description: | Oxford is the beefed up version of Cambridge. Again plenty of old historic buildings, tree lined avenues and large Victorian semis & terraces like Cambridge but Oxford simply has more of them! The city centre has everything – all the high street chains, indoor and outdoor markets, cinemas, boutiques, trendy and classy restaurants & bars, the list goes on. The prestige of Oxford as a university city masks what really is a good and varied local economy with significant bioscience, health, tourism, IT, publishing and creative media sectors. However, the student community is as large as Cambridge in proportion, totalling around 30,000 and has a strong presence. As an investment you can always rely on the student market. Oxford is one of the oldest universities of Great Britain so the inflow of students is consistent. Many private schools and publishers have been set up because they can cash in on the ‘Oxford’ name. We also shouldn’t forget Oxford Brookes University who have limited student accommodation thus further propping up demand from the student sector. There are plenty of up and coming surrounding areas– the ones to look for are Sandford-on-Thames, Cowley & Greater Leys which are all in commutering distance and have strong demand from the young professional sector. One to avoid is Blackbird Leys as it is predominately council housing and will only attract DSS claimant tenants or low paid workers. The Oxford Business Park which totals 88 acres is located to the south east of the city is next to the ring road with excellent commuter links to London, Heathrow Airport and the Midlands. Businesses are attracted to Oxford because of the highly skilled workforce it provides. | |||||||
| Mainline railway station: | One hour to London Paddington | |||||||
| Road Access: | Main access routes A40, A44, A34, A420 59 miles north west of London 7 miles from M40 | |||||||
| Local Newspaper | Oxford Mail 01865 425262 | |||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Holyfield Estates Ltd | 1 Walton Well Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6ED | 01865 515000 | TBC | |||||
| Finders Keepers Ltd | 226 Banbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7BY | 01865 311011 | TBC | |||||
| Gilbert Walker | Eden House St Aldates Court St Aldates Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BN | 01865 723551 | TBC | |||||
| E Gordon Hudson & Co | 24 Friars Entry Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2DB | 01865 244089 | TBC | |||||
| David Tompkins Estate Agents | 6 Chapel Way Botley Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 9LS | 01865 436455 | TBC | |||||
| Premier | 207 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XF | 01865 792299 | TBC | |||||
| Bradford & Bingley Buckell & Ballard | 186 Banbury Road Summertown Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7BY | 01865 516201 | TBC | |||||
| Breckon & Breckon | 5 King Edward Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4HN | 01865 244735 | TBC | |||||
| Oliver James | 37 Park End Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX14 5BD | 01235 553777 | TBC | |||||
| Bradford & Bingley Adkin | 12-13 St Clements Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1YG | 01865 727276 | TBC | |||||
| Chancellors | 215 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XF | 01865 240842 | TBC | |||||
| Andrews Estate Agents | 7 Elms Parade Botley Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 9LG | 01865 790079 | TBC | |||||
| Lear & Lear | 263 Cowley Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XQ | 01865 244833 | TBC | |||||
| James Penny | 113 Walton Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6AJ | 01865 554422 | TBC | |||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| The Chancellors Group | 107, London Rd Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9HZ | 01865 292999 | www.chancellors.co.uk | |||||
| Buckell & Ballard | 7, St Aldates Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BS | 01865 792888 | www.bbg.co.uk | |||||
| John D Wood & Co | 235, Banbury Rd Summertown Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7HN | 01865 311522 | www.johndwood.co.uk | |||||
| Cluttons | 13, Beaumont St Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2LP | 01865 728000 | www.cluttons.com | |||||
| Carter Jonas | Anchor House 269 Banbury Rd Summertown Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 7JF | 01865 511444 | www.carterjonas.co.uk | |||||
| Q B Management | 114, London Rd Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9AX | 01865 764533 | www.qbman.co.uk | |||||
| Lifestyle Residential Lettings | 267, Cowley Rd Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1XQ | 01865 244666 | www.lifestyle-lettings.co.uk | |||||
| Hamptons International | 1-4, The Plain Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1AS | 01865 723557 | www.hamptons.co.uk | |||||
| Andrews Letting & Management | 103, High St Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 4BW | 01865 200401 | www.andrewsonline.co.uk | |||||