16 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
About 16 West Street
16 West Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £651,000 sits 225.5% above the 2005 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£156/sq ft) was about 55% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 119 m² it's 24% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 33 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
16 West Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 16 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
- Nov 2005ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension at the rear
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01844/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJul 2009Decision
- RenovationFeb 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16 West Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£651,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 November 2005Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0BQ: £625,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other West Street homes
16 West Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,681
Street avg £5,334
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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