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 12th 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 78.2% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 October 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Friars Wharf has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£309,000
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 (2025–2015).
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 £4,432
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
Crime
286/mo
Steady 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