26 Crescent Road, Oxford, OX4 2PB
About 26 Crescent Road
26 Crescent Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 2PB). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£454/sq ft) was about 60.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2015. Most recent transfer: June 2023 at £425,000.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
26 Crescent Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03043/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 26 Crescent 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 26 Crescent Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£438,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2023Most recent
£425,000
+71.4%over 16 years10 August 2006
£248,000
+140.8%over 6 years2 September 1999
£103,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2PB: £460,000 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 26 Crescent 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 Crescent Road homes
EPC Rating for 26 Crescent Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,885
Street avg £4,373
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
0.3 km
Clive Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley. 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
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB