1 Cumberland Road, Oxford, OX4 2BZ
About 1 Cumberland Road
1 Cumberland Road is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Held since February 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £309,000 sits 209% above the 2001 sale of £100,000. At 56 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 31 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Cumberland Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
44applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Cumberland 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
1 Cumberland Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£309,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 2001Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2BZ: £205,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in OX4 2BZ
Everything we know about 1 Cumberland 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 Cumberland Road homes
Floor Area for 1 Cumberland Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,786
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 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
0.1 km
Howard Street east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Oxford Spires Academy. 27 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB