15 Charles Street, Oxford, OX4 3AU
About 15 Charles Street
15 Charles Street is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 31 EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £490,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
15 Charles Street has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Oct 2022Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application to certify that the proposed formation of 1no. rear dormer, erection of second floor extension and insertion of 2no. front rooflights in association with loft conversion is lawful development.
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02127/CPU
- Dec 2020AmendmentIn report
Application to certify that the existing use as a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) is lawful development.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02714/CEU
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 15 Charles 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£464,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£490,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 February 2021Most recent
£490,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3AU: £508,700 (2024–2021).
Everything we know about 15 Charles 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 Charles Street homes
Floor Area for 15 Charles Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,622
Street avg £4,387
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
0.2 km
Howard Street west — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Larkrise Primary School. 24 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
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB