Which district in Oxford is cheapest to stay in?
In Oxford, the cheapest district to stay in is Lye Valley, at a median asking price of $100 a night, and the priciest is Marston at $340 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 10 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 46 of the 71 nights from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 25 October 2026 04:12 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Oxford, Marston asks a median $340 a night, +240% against $100 in Lye Valley, the cheapest of 10 districts compared on the same 46 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lye Valley | $100 | $90–$124 | 46 | 12 | 8.3 (12) | 25% of 12 |
| Jericho and Osney | $124 | $105–$225 | 46 | 14 | 8.1 (14) | 36% of 14 |
| Churchill | $145 | $120–$156 | 46 | 11 | 8.2 (11) | 20% of 10 |
| Iffley Fields | $151 | $142–$222 | 46 | 17 | 8.7 (17) | 31% of 16 |
| Oxford City Limits | $157 | $116–$203 | 46 | 27 | 8.5 (25) | 52% of 27 |
| Grandpont | $182 | $142–$241 | 46 | 25 | 8.1 (22) | 24% of 25 |
| Quarry and Risinghurst | $217 | $122–$264 | 46 | 11 | 8.2 (11) | 36% of 11 |
| Oxford City Center | $220 | $141–$306 | 46 | 78 | 8.4 (76) | 33% of 76 |
| Headington | $248 | $124–$406 | 46 | 21 | 8.3 (20) | 67% of 21 |
| Marston | $340 | $323–$360 | 46 | 10 | 9.1 (10) | 80% of 10 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 46 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 36 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Oxford whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Lye Valley: a median $100 a night, score 8.3 across 12 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lye Valley | $100 | 8.3 | 12 |
| Jericho and Osney | $124 | 8.1 | 14 |
| Churchill | $145 | 8.2 | 11 |
| Iffley Fields | $151 | 8.7 | 17 |
| Oxford City Limits | $157 | 8.5 | 25 |
| Grandpont | $182 | 8.1 | 22 |
| Quarry and Risinghurst | $217 | 8.2 | 11 |
| Oxford City Center | $220 | 8.4 | 76 |
| Headington | $248 | 8.3 | 20 |
| Marston | $340 | 9.1 | 10 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Oxford is in Grandpont: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $211 against $158 Monday to Thursday (+34%), over 12 and 26 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandpont | $211 | $158 | +34% | 12 / 26 |
| Oxford City Limits | $175 | $157 | +12% | 12 / 26 |
| Oxford City Center | $230 | $220 | +5% | 12 / 26 |
| Lye Valley | $102 | $99 | +3% | 12 / 26 |
| Churchill | $145 | $145 | 0% | 12 / 26 |
| Quarry and Risinghurst | $217 | $217 | 0% | 12 / 26 |
| Iffley Fields | $149 | $154 | -3% | 12 / 26 |
| Jericho and Osney | $124 | $127 | -3% | 12 / 26 |
| Marston | $324 | $340 | -5% | 12 / 26 |
| Headington | $197 | $248 | -20% | 12 / 26 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 46 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in Oxford, the cheapest district is Lye Valley at a median $102 a night and the priciest Headington at $381, across 6 districts compared on the same 39 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lye Valley | $102 | $92–$124 | 39 | 11 |
| Jericho and Osney | $149 | $118–$544 | 39 | 11 |
| Grandpont | $224 | $158–$410 | 39 | 16 |
| Oxford City Center | $254 | $145–$361 | 39 | 44 |
| Marston | $340 | $323–$360 | 39 | 10 |
| Headington | $381 | $181–$408 | 39 | 16 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in Oxford: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 207 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 315 of the 315 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →