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50 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ

4 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
226 m²
2433 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 50 St John Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 50 St John Street

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

50 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2025from Jun 2013
EPC improved fromE54toD56
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting
3%86%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 50 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2013
    RenovationHeritage
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2004
    RenovationHeritage
    In 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
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 50 St John Street

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£2,440,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 16 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£2,050,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 July 2019Most recent

    £2,050,000

    +167.6%over 16 years
  2. 15 April 2003

    £766,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 2LQ: £2,200,000 (2021–2013).

On the street

Versus other St John Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 50 St John Street stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£9,071

Street avg £7,795

Above

Floor Area

226 m²

Street avg 203 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 50 St John Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX1 2LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 2LQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 2LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 50 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.