2 Fairfax Road, Oxford, OX4 2QG
About 2 Fairfax Road
2 Fairfax Road is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2QG). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1613 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Fairfax Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Fairfax Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2004ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01031/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 2 Fairfax 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
2 Fairfax Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2QG: £400,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 2 Fairfax 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 Fairfax Road homes
2 Fairfax Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Barracks Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tyndale Community School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB