12 Alma Place, Oxford, OX4 1JW
About 12 Alma Place
12 Alma Place is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
At 104 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 15.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.
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Already flagged here
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
Heating controls changed
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Apr 2016ConditionsIn report
Details submitted in compliance with condition 2 (bins/cycle storage) of planning permission 13/03252/FUL
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03252/CND
- Apr 2014HMOFullIn report
Change of use from dwelling house (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4) (Retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03252/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 12 Alma Place
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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 2000.
£550,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 14 years.
£475,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2014Most recent
£475,000
+271.7%over 13 years21 June 2000
£127,777
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1JW: £510,000 (2025–2022).
Everything we know about 12 Alma Place, 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 Alma Place homes
12 Alma Place outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,567
Street avg £4,721
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Clements 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB