28 Alma Place, Oxford, OX4 1JW
About 28 Alma Place
28 Alma Place is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 21 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 90.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2024 for £950,000.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
28 Alma Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
28 Alma Place has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2006ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of conservatory to rear
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/01852/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 28 Alma Place was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£978,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 27 years.
£950,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
3 June 2024Most recent
£950,000
+660.0%over 27 years5 December 1996
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1JW: £510,000 (2025–2020).
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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 Alma Place homes
28 Alma Place outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,523
Street avg £4,661
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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