5 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
About 5 West Street
5 West Street is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2092 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2009) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from February 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £979,000 sits 415.3% above the 1997 sale of £190,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£91/sq ft) was about 73.8% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
5 West Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Feb 2019
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Planning history
Planning history at 5 West Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 5 West Street, Oxford, OX2 0BQ
- Jun 2020Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Works to 1no. Mountain Ash Tree, 1no. Magnolia Tree and Fell 1no. Hawthorn Tree as specified by Mr Peter Boys in the Osney Island Conservation Area
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01176/CAT
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 West Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£979,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£190,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 May 1997Most recent
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0BQ: £625,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other West Street homes
5 West Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£978
Street avg £5,360
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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