56 Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1DE
About 56 Princes Street
56 Princes Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1DE). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
At 91 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £590,000 in March 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£602/sq ft) was about 113.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
56 Princes Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
56 Princes Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 56 Princes Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
56 Princes Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 25 years.
£590,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£590,000
+63.9%over 12 years23 July 2012
£360,000
+89.5%over 12 years13 June 2000
£190,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1DE: £602,000 (2024–2021).
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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 Princes Street homes
56 Princes Street is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£6,484
Street avg £4,450
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
James Street east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
East Oxford Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB