3a, Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
About 3a
3a is an end-of-terrace house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5RS). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 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. Today's modelled estimate of £264,000 sits 306.2% above the 1999 sale of £65,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 67.8% below the postcode norm. At 62 m² it's 27.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 April 2028
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Planning history
3a 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
3a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£264,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£65,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 1999Most recent
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5RS: £500,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in OX1 5RS
23 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold May 2026
£500,00013 Playfield Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RS
Sold Nov 2025
£600,00014 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
£560,000
Versus other Playfield Road homes
3a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,048
Street avg £2,394
Floor Area
62 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
0.2 km
Manor Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 6 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
49.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







