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51 Marlborough Road, Oxford, OX1 4LW

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 51 Marlborough Road

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

51 Marlborough Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 4LW). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 2006–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £728,000 is 11.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2019 for £655,000.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 51 Marlborough Road

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

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 51 Marlborough Road, Oxford, OX1 4LW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

51 Marlborough Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Feb 2008
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey conservatory to rear and alterations to side boundary wall

    Extension
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    07/02907/FUL
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 3 things worth checking at 51 Marlborough Road

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
  • Larger development activity nearby
  • Environmental risk flagged
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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.

51 Marlborough Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£728,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£655,000

Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2019Most recent

    £655,000

    +15.9%over 5 years
  2. 8 May 2014

    £565,000

    +52.7%over 7 years
  3. 26 July 2006

    £370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 4LW: £680,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Marlborough Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 51 Marlborough Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,647

Street avg £4,856

Above

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 51 Marlborough Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyEnvironmental risk flagged
£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

0.3 km

Speedwell Stand — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Ebbe's 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 4LW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 4LW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 4LW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

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 51 Marlborough Road, Oxford, OX1 4LW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.