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26 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ

Extendable3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Upper Road

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

26 Upper Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 115 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 32 EPCs). Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Sold June 2021 for £540,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenNorth-west-facing

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Upper 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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2020from May 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
Mostly DoubleFull Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 26 Upper Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

  1. Aug 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Variation of condition 2 on application ref. P21/V3266/HH - reduction to scale of proposals - first floor extension and new roof have been removed, resulting in a single storey rear and side extension. The footprint is the same.

    Documents
    21 docs on file
    Reference
    P22/V0945/HH
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to application ref P18/V2064/HH Roof extension and a part single/part two storey rear and side extension following demolition of an existing garage structure. New external wall insulation and replacement external windows and doors throughout.

    New Windows
    Documents
    24 docs on file
    Reference
    P21/V3266/HH
    View planning record
Before you offer

We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Upper 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.

  • Larger development activity nearby
  • A planning decision worth checking
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30-day money-back guarantee

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£589,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£540,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 June 2021Most recent

    £540,000

    +25.6%over 5 years

  2. 17 June 2016

    £430,000

    +38.7%over 9 years

  3. 23 March 2007

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5LJ: £536,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Upper Road homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 Upper Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,696

Street avg £4,034

Above

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Upper Road

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

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking
£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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£533k

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3 bed1 bath
£467k

1 Fairways, Kennington

OX1 5RQ

3 bed3 bath
£392k

1 Bagley Wood Road, Kennington

OX1 5PL

3 bed1 bath
£569k

1 Grundy Crescent, Kennington

OX1 5PS

4 bed2 bath
£639k

1 Edward Road, Kennington

OX1 5LH

4 bed
£455k

1 Otters Reach, Kennington

OX1 5QL

2 bed1 bath
£436k

1 Links Road, Kennington

OX1 5RX

2 bed
£988k

1 Red Copse Lane, Boars Hill

OX1 5ER

4 bed
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.
Full Oxford report

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

0.2 km

Upper Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 16 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 5LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 5LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

60.0dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 5LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

53.4dB

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 26 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.