53 St John Street, Oxford, OX1 2LQ
About 53 St John Street
53 St John Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 2LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 205 m² (around 2207 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,036,000 is 20.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£768/sq ft) was about 53.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,695,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
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Energy performance
53 St John Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2018RenovationFullIn report
Insertion of rooflight to rear flat roof and alterations to rear window at ground floor level. Replacement door to basement level. (Amended Plans and Description)
New Windows- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00494/FUL
- May 2018RenovationHeritageIn report
Insertion of rooflight to rear flat roof and alterations to rear window at ground floor level. Insertion of new grating and glass panel to front lightwell. Internal alterations. (Amended plans and description).
New Windows- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/00495/LBC
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£2,036,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.2% per year over 14 years.
£1,695,000
Growth on file: 2.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
9 September 2021Most recent
£1,695,000
+9.4%over 8 years8 July 2013
£1,550,000
+24.0%over 5 years17 December 2007
£1,250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 2LQ: £2,200,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in OX1 2LQ
Versus other St John Street homes
Years Held for 53 St John Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,268
Street avg £7,955
Floor Area
205 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 11.1 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB