27 Alma Place, Oxford, OX4 1JW
About 27 Alma Place
27 Alma Place is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a G (score 6), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 97 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 21 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 is 35.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 51.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £425,000.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
27 Alma Place sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of rear extensions. Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension. Formation of 1no dormer to rear roofslope and insertion of 2no rooflights to front rooslope in association with loft conversion. Alterations to fenestration. (Revised plans)
Extension- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01430/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
27 Alma Place valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£425,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 May 2024Most recent
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1JW: £584,000 (2025–2020).
Everything we know about 27 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
On epc rating, 27 Alma Place runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,381
Street avg £4,732
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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