47c, Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
About 47c
47c is a semi-detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2016) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. At 73 m² this is the 6th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–194 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the top.
At 73 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 32 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -5.2% per year. Last sale on file: £310,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
47c's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
47c has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
47c saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.2% per year over 6 years.
£310,000
Growth on file: -5.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
25 November 2021Most recent
£310,000
-3.1%over 5 years14 November 2016
£320,000
-24.3%over 10 months29 January 2016
£422,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5LJ: £540,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OX1 5LJ
18 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Sold Jul 2025
£565,00012 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Sold Mar 2025
£536,0008 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Sold Jul 2022
£630,00026 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Sold Jun 2021
£540,00037 Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ
Sold Jun 2021
£480,000
Versus other Upper Road homes
47c is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,247
Street avg £4,158
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.2 t/year
Street avg 1.2 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 9 years
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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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
60.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
53.4dB







