42 South Parade, Oxford, OX2 7JL
About 42 South Parade
42 South Parade is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7JL). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 is 10.2% below the 2022 sale of £925,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£661/sq ft) was about 52% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 14 EPCs). Last sale on file: £925,000 in July 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
42 South Parade has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£831,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£925,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 July 2022Most recent
£925,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 7JL: £805,500 (2024–2016).
Versus other South Parade homes
42 South Parade is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£7,115
Street avg £5,135
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 151 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
South Parade east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
The Cherwell School. 9 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB