3 Fairfax Road, Oxford, OX4 2QG
About 3 Fairfax Road
3 Fairfax Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2QG). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£534/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2022. Last sale on file: £408,000 in May 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a part-single-part-two-storey extension application was refused at 3 Fairfax Road in 2022.
- Nov 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Erection of two storey side extension and a part single part two storey rear extension. (Amended description, Amended plans)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01743/FUL
We flagged 3 things worth checking at 3 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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£440,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£408,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 May 2022Most recent
£408,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2QG: £375,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 3 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Fairfax Road homes
On price per m², 3 Fairfax Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,746
Street avg £4,746
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 74 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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.
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
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB