2 Rickyard Close, Oxford, OX1 2RE
About 2 Rickyard Close
2 Rickyard Close is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 2RE). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £591,000 sits 195.5% above the 1998 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£174/sq ft) was about 39.7% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
2 Rickyard Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at 2 Rickyard Close, Oxford, OX1 2RE
- Jun 2020HMOAmendmentOutcome in report
Application to certify that the existing use is (Use Class C4) House of Multiple Occupation.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00668/CEU
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Sales history & valuation
2 Rickyard Close has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£591,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 June 1998Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 2RE: £640,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Rickyard Close homes
On price per m², 2 Rickyard Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,869
Street avg £4,557
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
286/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB







