50 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ
About 50 St John Street
50 St John Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 226 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (186 m² median across 14 EPCs). Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,440,000 is 19% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£843/sq ft) was about 32.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £2,050,000 in July 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Energy performance
50 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2013RenovationHeritageIn report
External alterations involving the replacement of existing pavement grille with new opening metal grille and glass.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01199/LBC
- Mar 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed Building consent for double doors between front and rear rooms on first floor. Doors to match original doors in same arrangement on ground floor.
Listed- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 03/02423/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£2,440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.
£2,050,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2019Most recent
£2,050,000
+167.6%over 16 years15 April 2003
£766,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 2LQ: £2,200,000 (2021–2013).
Nearby sales in OX1 2LQ
Versus other St John Street homes
On floor area, 50 St John Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,071
Street avg £7,795
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
Beaumont Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB







