25 Catherine Street, Oxford, OX4 3AQ
About 25 Catherine Street
25 Catherine Street is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 76% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
25 Catherine Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2006ConditionsIn report
Retention of house without requiring retention of garage (condition 8 of permission 96/00172/NF)
Retrospective- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/02286/VAR
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Retention of single storey rear extension
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/01807/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 25 Catherine Street
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
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Sales history & valuation
25 Catherine Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£528,000
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 3AQ: £475,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in OX4 3AQ
Everything we know about 25 Catherine Street, 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
Versus other Catherine Street homes
EPC Rating for 25 Catherine Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 75 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Magdalen Road west — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Larkrise Primary School. 27 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
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB