70 Crescent Road, Oxford, OX4 2PB
About 70 Crescent Road
70 Crescent Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX4 2PB). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2021) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£504/sq ft) was about 81.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £570,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
70 Crescent Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
70 Crescent Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
44applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 70 Crescent Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
70 Crescent Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
2 September 2021Most recent
£570,000
+61.5%over 11 years28 July 2010
£353,000
+28.4%over 4 years18 November 2005
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2PB: £444,000 (2024–2022).
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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 Crescent Road homes
On epc rating, 70 Crescent Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,429
Street avg £4,339
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
0.3 km
Clive Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley. 26 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
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB