42 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BH
About 42 West Street
42 West Street is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BH). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1393 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 43). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
42 West Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
42 West Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
6 applications on record at 42 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BH
- Nov 2009RenovationOutlineOutcome in report
Kitchen roof replacement
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/02299/PDC
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2024Decision
- Tree WorksNov 2024Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
42 West Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£746,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0BH: £590,000 (2019–2010).
Versus other West Street homes
EPC Rating for 42 West Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
33 (F)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 93 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Osney Island — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
West Oxford Community Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB