13 Western Road, Oxford, OX1 4LF
About 13 Western Road
13 Western Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 4LF). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 155 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 22 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £750,000.
Energy performance
13 Western Road'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 upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 13 Western Road.
- Jan 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.80m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03154/H42
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension. Dormer window at rear.
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/00858/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
13 Western Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£768,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£750,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2023Most recent
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 4LF: £916,230 (2025–2019).
Versus other Western Road homes
Habitable Rooms for 13 Western Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,839
Street avg £5,295
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
Whitehouse Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







