51 Rectory Road, Oxford, OX4 1BW
About 51 Rectory Road
51 Rectory Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1BW). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, change of use to residential, an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£489/sq ft) was about 90.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £895,000 in October 2024.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
51 Rectory Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2025HMOAmendmentIn report
Application to certify that the existing house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00532/CEU
- Oct 2005HMOFullIn report
Change of use from a house in multiple occupation to dwellinghouse.
Change of Use- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01578/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 51 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
Latest sale on 51 Rectory Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£887,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 21 years.
£895,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
2 October 2024Most recent
£895,000
+148.6%over 20 years6 January 2004
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1BW: £720,000 (2025–2015).
Everything we know about 51 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
Floor Area for 51 Rectory Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,265
Street avg £4,040
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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