1 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
About 1 River View
1 River View is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The home occupies a corner plot.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Last sale on file: £425,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageEn bloc
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 1 River View.
- Jul 2005ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P05/V0631
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 River View has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 23 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2021Most recent
£425,000
+406.0%over 22 years23 March 1999
£84,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5QJ: £285,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OX1 5QJ
22 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jun 2025
£446,00014 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Feb 2024
£345,0006 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jan 2021
£275,0008 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Dec 2020
£285,0002 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jan 2020
£265,000
Versus other River View homes
Floor Area for 1 River View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,571
Street avg £3,909
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
0.3 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







