Renting in Oxford

As is probably obvious, renting in Oxford is a bit of a problem. Rent is sky-high, if you’re lucky to find a nice place that you can afford.

When I got here in October, I was guaranteed College housing at St. Antony’s, since I was a first-year student. Since I will finish my first year in a couple of months’ time, I will no longer be eligible for College housing. So. in the last three weeks, Muneera, Tania, a friend of Tania’s and myself decided we would look for a place to rent in the fall.

Summertown and Jericho, Oxford’s posh neighbourhoods, have been the neighbourhoods we looked at the most. This is the safe, quiet, green part of Oxford, where cute independent fashion stores and small candy shops adorn both sides of the streetwalks.

So far, the places we’ve looked at are all 1900 pounds and more…Shared between us, the rent is about 475 pounds, plus the bills. That’s about CAD$1000/month for a room.

We’re going to see three houses on Monday. I’ll post an update if we decide to go for one of them.