12 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BW
About 12 Rectory Road
12 Rectory Road is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 67 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
12 Rectory Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
12 Rectory Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2014ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey extension to rear elevation.
- Agent
- Oxford Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00605/FUL
- Sept 2004Tree WorksTreesIn report
"Pollard" horse chestnut tree referenced T.1 on the Oxford City Council - Cross Street (No1) TPO 1988 at 12 Rectory Road
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/01378/TPO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Rectory Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
12 Rectory Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1BW: £797,500 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 12 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
12 Rectory Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
81 (B)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glebe Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
East Oxford Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB