Adur vs West Oxfordshire: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £8,500 (3%) more in Adur than in West Oxfordshire. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Adur: it takes 8.8× median annual pay, against 7.6× in West Oxfordshire.
At a glance
| Adur | West Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Expensive | Expensive |
| Renting a home | Very expensive | Expensive |
| Recorded crime | Low | Low |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in West Oxfordshire (£43,932) is 13% higher than in Adur (£39,029), while a typical terraced house costs 2% less (£335,000 against £343,500). Set against local pay, West Oxfordshire is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 8.8× annual pay in Adur and 7.6× in West Oxfordshire. Renting one takes 46% of pay in Adur and 36% in West Oxfordshire. Both are harder in Adur, and the gap is wider for renting.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Adur is the 60th most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and West Oxfordshire is the 95th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Adur is the 56th most expensive of 316 areas and West Oxfordshire is the 125th most expensive of 316 areas.
Someone on £40,000 in Adur would need about £39,000 in West Oxfordshire to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £35,500 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to West Oxfordshire would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 55.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Adur and 42.8 in West Oxfordshire, so recorded crime per resident is 22% lower in West Oxfordshire. The biggest difference is in residential burglary: 2.8 per 1,000 in Adur against 4.4 in West Oxfordshire.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Adur | West Oxfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £39,029 | £43,932 |
| House price ÷ pay | 8.8× | 7.6× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 57% | 66% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 46% | 36% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Adur | West Oxfordshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £510,000 | £552,500 | +8% in West Oxfordshire |
| Semi-detached | £420,000 | £385,000 | -8% in West Oxfordshire |
| Terraced | £343,500 | £335,000 | -2% in West Oxfordshire |
| Flat | £230,000 | £200,000 | -13% in West Oxfordshire |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Adur | West Oxfordshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,810 | £1,738 | -4% in West Oxfordshire |
| Semi-detached | £1,532 | £1,458 | -5% in West Oxfordshire |
| Terraced | £1,496 | £1,319 | -12% in West Oxfordshire |
| Flat | £1,158 | £1,048 | -9% in West Oxfordshire |
Crime
Police recorded 55.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in Adur and 42.8 in West Oxfordshire, so recorded crime per resident is 22% lower in West Oxfordshire.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Adur | West Oxfordshire | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 55.2 | 42.8 | -22% in West Oxfordshire |
| Violence against the person | 20.0 | 18.9 | -6% in West Oxfordshire |
| Sexual offences | 2.4 | 2.2 | -9% in West Oxfordshire |
| Robbery | 0.9 | 0.3 | -70% in West Oxfordshire |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 2.8 | 4.4 | +57% in West Oxfordshire |
| Vehicle offences | 2.5 | 2.3 | -7% in West Oxfordshire |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 0.3 | +30% in West Oxfordshire |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5.0 | 3.7 | -26% in West Oxfordshire |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Adur | West Oxfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 105 | 107 |
| 2007 | 118 | 116 |
| 2008 | 116 | 112 |
| 2009 | 100 | 104 |
| 2010 | 113 | 113 |
| 2011 | 111 | 112 |
| 2012 | 116 | 116 |
| 2013 | 118 | 120 |
| 2014 | 133 | 127 |
| 2015 | 146 | 139 |
| 2016 | 162 | 148 |
| 2017 | 170 | 156 |
| 2018 | 174 | 157 |
| 2019 | 173 | 153 |
| 2020 | 175 | 158 |
| 2021 | 188 | 156 |
| 2022 | 205 | 170 |
| 2023 | 206 | 178 |
| 2024 | 199 | 176 |
| 2025 | 206 | 185 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 207 | 185 |
In 2005 the average home cost £181,965 in Adur and £229,671 in West Oxfordshire. Now it is £376,357 and £424,836: Adur is up 107% and West Oxfordshire is up 85%. Prices have risen faster in Adur, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Adur | West Oxfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | – | 9.4 years of pay |
| 2010 | 9.7 years of pay | 8.6 years of pay |
| 2015 | 10.5 years of pay | 10.0 years of pay |
| 2020 | 10.5 years of pay | 10.8 years of pay |
| 2025 | 9.6 years of pay | 9.7 years of pay |
In 2010 a home cost 9.7 years of pay in Adur and 8.6 years in West Oxfordshire. In 2025 it was 9.6 years and 9.7 years.
Affordability has worsened more in West Oxfordshire over that time.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Adur | West Oxfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 106 | 99 |
| 2017 | 109 | 105 |
| 2018 | 112 | 108 |
| 2019 | 113 | 109 |
| 2020 | 115 | 110 |
| 2021 | 117 | 113 |
| 2022 | 123 | 118 |
| 2023 | 138 | 128 |
| 2024 | 148 | 136 |
| 2025 | 153 | 140 |
| August 2026 | 160 | 143 |
In 2015 the average rent was £881 a month in Adur and £910 in West Oxfordshire. Now it is £1,410 and £1,305: up 60% in Adur and up 43% in West Oxfordshire. Rents have risen faster in Adur.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Adur to West Oxfordshire
| Earning in Adur | Equivalent to buy in West Oxfordshire | Equivalent to rent in West Oxfordshire |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £29,500 | £26,500 |
| £40,000 | £39,000 | £35,500 |
| £50,000 | £49,000 | £44,000 |
| £60,000 | £58,500 | £53,000 |
Moving from West Oxfordshire to Adur
| Earning in West Oxfordshire | Equivalent to buy in Adur | Equivalent to rent in Adur |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £31,000 | £34,000 |
| £40,000 | £41,000 | £45,500 |
| £50,000 | £51,500 | £56,500 |
| £60,000 | £61,500 | £68,000 |