3 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
About 3 Manor Grove
3 Manor Grove is a detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5QY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (148 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 is 14.4% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 64.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2023 at £410,000.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 May 2033
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Planning history
3 Manor Grove has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Manor Grove valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 December 2023Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5QY: £505,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in OX1 5QY
6 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
Sold Feb 2026
£750,00010 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
Sold Mar 2021
£505,00014 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
Sold Dec 2020
£420,0008 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
Sold Dec 2019
£415,00011 Manor Grove, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QY
Sold Apr 2019
£510,000
Versus other Manor Grove homes
Price per m² for 3 Manor Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,395
Street avg £3,870
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
286/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Manor Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







