3 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BW
About 3 Rectory Road
3 Rectory Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 147 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold October 2025 for £797,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 139.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2016ExtensionOutlineIn 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 4.16m, for which the maximum height would be 3.44m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.95m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03262/H42
- Mar 2016Loft 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
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/00056/CPU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 Rectory Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2009.
£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 16 years.
£797,500
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
8 October 2025Most recent
£797,500
+10.8%over 6 years21 August 2019
£720,000
+50.0%over 3 years12 October 2015
£480,000
+104.3%over 6 years22 April 2009
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1BW: £645,000 (2024–2013).
Everything we know about 3 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, 3 Rectory Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,425
Street avg £4,024
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
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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