16 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BU
About 16 Rectory Road
16 Rectory Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1BU). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 114.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £810,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Feb 2017ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.704m, for which the maximum height would be 3.0m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00192/H42
- Feb 2017Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application to certify that the proposed formation of 1No. dormer window to rear roofslope and insertion of 2No. front rooflights in association with loft conversion is lawful development.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00179/CPU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 16 Rectory Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Rectory Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£815,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 26 years.
£810,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
5 October 2022Most recent
£810,000
+58.8%over 6 years4 October 2016
£510,000
+85.5%over 13 years26 August 2003
£275,000
+191.0%over 7 years14 August 1996
£94,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1BU: £425,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OX4 1BU
Everything we know about 16 Rectory Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Rectory Road homes
On years held, 16 Rectory Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,090
Street avg £4,732
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Stockmore Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
East Oxford Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB