2 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
About 2 Playfield Road
2 Playfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in April 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 406.7% above the 1995 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 70.3% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Playfield Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
2 Playfield Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 April 1995Most recent
£105,000
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
Price per m² for 2 Playfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£946
Street avg £3,911
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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







