People are now able to move into new council homes which have been built on a former garage site.
Oxford City Council is letting 10 new council homes following the completion of an OX Place development in Warren Crescent.
All 10 homes have three bedrooms and are "adaptable to cope with people’s changing needs".
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Four homes are being let at social rent and the remaining six are being let at affordable rent, all to people on the housing register.
The government defines affordable rent as up to 80 per cent of an equivalent private rent, but for council tenants, affordable rent is around 60 to 65 per cent of what a private tenant would pay.
Helen Horne, managing director of OX Place, said the mission is "to deliver design-led affordable homes that are comfortable and sustainable, and that will provide a home for life".
The new homes have an average energy performance certificate rating of 96A.
The new homes were designed by Kendall Kingscott and built by ‘RJ Leighfield & Sons’ and was supported with £460,000 in funding from the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal.
Councillor Linda Smith, cabinet member for housing, said: “Oxford badly needs more genuinely affordable homes.
"I am really excited for the 10 local families who will soon be making themselves at home in these extremely high quality new properties."
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