31 Bartlemas Road, Oxford, OX4 1XU
About 31 Bartlemas Road
31 Bartlemas Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1XU). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sold August 2018 for £735,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 135 m² it's 21.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 30 EPCs). Across 1996–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £890,000 is 21.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 81.7% 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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
31 Bartlemas Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
31 Bartlemas Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Aug 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application to certify that the proposed erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to rear fenestration is lawful development.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01993/CPU
- Jul 2025ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.70m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.50m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01659/H42
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 31 Bartlemas Road
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
Price for 31 Bartlemas Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£890,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 22 years.
£735,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2018Most recent
£735,000
+167.3%over 16 years24 July 2002
£275,000
+129.2%over 4 years7 November 1997
£120,000
+26.3%over 1 year26 September 1996
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1XU: £645,000 (2025–2019).
Everything we know about 31 Bartlemas Road, 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 Bartlemas Road homes
Floor Area for 31 Bartlemas Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,444
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
Manzil Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
East Oxford Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB