1 Bedford Street, Oxford, OX4 1SU
About 1 Bedford Street
1 Bedford Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 1SU). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £859,000 is 22.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 74.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
1 Bedford Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Bedford Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Bedford Street
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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£859,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 13 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2014Most recent
£700,000
+116.7%over 12 years28 January 2002
£323,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1SU: £765,000 (2022–2015).
Everything we know about 1 Bedford Street, 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 Bedford Street homes
1 Bedford Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,932
Street avg £4,659
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Magdalen Road west — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB