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 £780,000 is 15.7% 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 51.9% 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.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 July 2029
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.
£780,000
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 £5,880
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
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
155/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.
Go deeper on the local area
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







