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47c, Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ

EPC B3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor ground floor
Floor area
73 m²
786 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 47c

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

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.

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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.

47c's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2016from Aug 2014
EPC improved fromE39toB82
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows
Full DoubleHigh Performance

High performance glazing installed

Wall Insulation
Uninsulated SolidInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 47c, Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

47c has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

47c saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -5.2% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£310,000

Growth on file: -5.2% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 November 2021Most recent

    £310,000

    -3.1%over 5 years
  2. 14 November 2016

    £320,000

    -24.3%over 10 months
  3. 29 January 2016

    £422,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5LJ: £540,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Upper Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

47c is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,247

Street avg £4,158

On par

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 72 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.2 t/year

On par

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 47c

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

Larger development activity nearby
£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

0.2 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 47c, Upper Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.