16 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
About 16 The Avenue
16 The Avenue is a semi-detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5PN). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since April 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 sits 113.6% above the 2004 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 48.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 The Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
16 The Avenue's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 5 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
7 April 2004Most recent
£250,000
+17.9%over 2 years16 July 2001
£212,000
+39.5%over 2 years27 October 1998
£152,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5PN: £295,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OX1 5PN
Tomline Court, Flat 4, 28 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Sold Sept 2025
£312,500Tomline Court, Flat 2, 28 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Sold Jul 2023
£310,000Tomline Court, Flat 3, 28 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Sold Oct 2020
£295,000Tomline Court, Flat 1, 28 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Sold Mar 2020
£267,50026 The Avenue, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PN
Sold Feb 2019
£400,000
Versus other The Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 16 The Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,033
Street avg £3,232
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Bagley Wood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 12 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
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB







