5 Friars Wharf, Oxford, OX1 1RU
About 5 Friars Wharf
5 Friars Wharf is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX1 1RU). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 48 m² this is the 13th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
Sold June 2019 for £289,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£559/sq ft) was about 93.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 48 m² it's 26.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 51 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
5 Friars Wharf's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Friars Wharf has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
10applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 20 years.
£289,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
13 June 2019Most recent
£289,000
+18.0%over 4 years13 July 2014
£245,000
+63.4%over 11 years18 July 2002
£149,950
+72.4%over 3 years23 December 1998
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 1RU: £300,000 (2024–2014).
Versus other Friars Wharf homes
EPC Rating for 5 Friars Wharf runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,021
Street avg £4,413
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Speedwell Stand — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.9dB