13 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
About 13 Playfield Road
13 Playfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
Held since October 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 sits 326.6% above the 1998 sale of £139,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 65.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 13 Playfield Road.
- Jul 2009ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P09/V1132
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Sales history & valuation
13 Playfield Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£139,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 October 1998Most recent
£139,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5RS: £502,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OX1 5RS
14 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Jan 2025
£485,0003 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Dec 2024
£235,00029 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Feb 2024
£560,00019 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Mar 2022
£525,0004 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Dec 2019
£370,000
Versus other Playfield Road homes
13 Playfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,094
Street avg £3,902
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
0.2 km
Manor Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







