What kind of home is 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac and which has been extended.

What did 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU sell for?

49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU last sold for £545,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £422,000 in June 2016, so prices have been rising over 6 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

Across 2 sales between June 2016 and October 2022, 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU rose from £422,000 to £545,000, a change of £123,000. That works out to roughly +4.1% per year compounded over 6 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

The current EPC rating for 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in July 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OX10 6RU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU use?

The latest EPC at 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU in?

49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU sits in Benson, Wallingford, Wallingford. It falls within the OX10 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

What is crime like near 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

Police records around 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 27% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

The closest primary school to 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU is Benson Church of England Primary School (527m), one of 8 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wallingford School (2.0km).

How well connected is 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU?

The closest bus stop to 49 St Helens Avenue, OX10 6RU is St Helens Crescent, 69m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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49 St Helens Avenue, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6RU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 49 St Helens Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

49 St Helens Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Benson, Wallingford, Wallingford (OX10 6RU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £545,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes
Cul-de-sacYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

49 St Helens Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 49 St Helens Avenue, Benson, Wallingford, OX10 6RU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

49 St Helens Avenue has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

6applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£574,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 6 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£545,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 6 years.

Sales timeline

13 October 2022Most recent
£545,000
+29.1%over 6 years
27 June 2016
£422,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX10 6RU: £580,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in OX10 6RU

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On the street

Versus other St Helens Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 49 St Helens Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,781

Street avg £4,182

Above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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£667k

1 Bonners Mead, Benson

OX10 6EU

5 bed3 bath

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1 Birmingham Yard, Benson

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2 bed2 bath

£539k

1 Baker Avenue, Benson

OX10 6EQ

£305k

1 Chiltern Close, Benson

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2 bed1 bath

£534k

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Helens Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Benson Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX10 6RU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX10 6RU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low

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