5 Swan Street, Oxford, OX2 0BJ
About 5 Swan Street
5 Swan Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£645/sq ft) was about 37.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £465,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 5 Swan Street, Oxford, OX2 0BJ
- Nov 2006DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of outside w.c. Erection of single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01976/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJan 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Swan Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£485,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.
£465,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
13 July 2023Most recent
£465,000
+102.2%over 17 years5 October 2005
£230,000
+53.3%over 4 years13 September 2001
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0BJ: £321,000 (2023–2009).
Versus other Swan Street homes
5 Swan Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,940
Street avg £4,975
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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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