52 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ
About 52 St John Street
52 St John Street is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 198 m² (around 2129 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 46). The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
6 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2011–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,861,000 is 30% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,034/sq ft) was about 82.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (November 2016).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
52 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 May 2019
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Planning history
52 St John Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
6 applications on record at 52 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ
- Feb 2012ExtensionHeritageOutcome in report
Partial demolition of walls at ground and first floor to create openings. Replacement of ground floor rear window, installation of new door, installation of new balcony, balustrade and steps.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/03020/LBC
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJun 2025Decision
- ConditionsJan 2018Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
52 St John Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,861,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 5 years.
£2,200,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2016Most recent
£2,200,000
+41.0%over 5 years1 August 2011
£1,560,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 2LQ: £2,260,000 (2026–2016).
Nearby sales in OX1 2LQ
Versus other St John Street homes
Price per m² for 52 St John Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£11,125
Street avg £7,527
Floor Area
198 m²
Street avg 208 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 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
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







