26 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
About 26 Cranbrook Drive
26 Cranbrook Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5RR). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (117 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 68.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £410,000. 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 2022.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenEast-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey extension to front of dwelling
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/V1043/HH
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Cranbrook Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 25 years.
£410,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£410,000
+365.9%over 24 years15 November 1996
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5RR: £465,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in OX1 5RR
22 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
Sold Sept 2025
£465,0003 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
Sold Sept 2024
£45,0001 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
Sold Sept 2024
£750,00024 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
Sold May 2024
£450,00019 Cranbrook Drive, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RR
Sold Jan 2022
£509,910
Versus other Cranbrook Drive homes
On floor area, 26 Cranbrook Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,062
Street avg £3,681
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
Manor Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB







