40 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
About 40 West Street
40 West Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
A recent sale: £550,000 in January 2026. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An application is currently awaiting a decision. At 76 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 35 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£672/sq ft) was about 98.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 November 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
40 West Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
3 applications on record at 40 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
- Jan 2007ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
First floor and ground floor rear extensions. Erection of 1.8m fence and replacement of existing windows with sash windows (Amended description)
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02416/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Change Of UseMar 2015Decision
- FullAug 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£562,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 19 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2026Most recent
£550,000
+19.6%over 6 years6 June 2019
£460,000
+21.1%over 11 years11 July 2007
£380,000
+58.3%over 9 months15 October 2006
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0BQ: £625,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other West Street homes
On years held, 40 West Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,237
Street avg £5,150
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
155/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