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5b, St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT

Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5b

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

5b is a semi-detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5PT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £360,000 is 30.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£399/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. At 64 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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Everything you need to know about 5b

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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 Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5b, St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5b has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 5b

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.

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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.

5b valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£360,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£275,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 January 2018Most recent

    £275,000

    +31.0%over 13 years

  2. 13 May 2004

    £210,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5PT: £380,000 (2024–2016).

On the street

Versus other St Swithuns Road homes

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

On floor area, 5b runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,297

Street avg £3,825

Strongly above

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5b

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£392k

1 Bagley Wood Road, Kennington

OX1 5PL

3 bed1 bath
£320k

1 Manor Barn Mews, St Lawrence Road

OX1 5AZ

£309k

1 Kenville Road, Kennington

OX1 5PJ

£298k

1 Beaumont Court, The Avenue

OX1 5AL

2 bed2 bath
£436k

1 Links Road, Kennington

OX1 5RX

2 bed
£450k

1 Church Close, South Hinksey

OX1 5BA

5 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Manor Grove, Kennington

OX1 5QY

£455k

1 Otters Reach, Kennington

OX1 5QL

2 bed1 bath
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

0.1 km

St Swithuns Primary School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 8 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 5PT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 5PT

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 5PT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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 5b, St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.