126 Howard Street, Oxford, OX4 3BG
About 126 Howard Street
126 Howard Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Last sale on file: £550,000 in February 2019. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 99 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 37 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 72.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
126 Howard Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
126 Howard Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
94applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 126 Howard 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
Price for 126 Howard Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£603,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 22 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2019Most recent
£550,000
+34.1%over 3 years28 May 2015
£410,000
+31.4%over 7 years21 May 2008
£312,000
+73.3%over 6 years21 June 2001
£180,000
+41.7%over 1 year25 February 2000
£127,000
+76.4%over 3 years17 January 1997
£72,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3BG: £518,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 126 Howard 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 Howard Street homes
EPC Rating for 126 Howard Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,556
Street avg £4,306
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
Howard Street east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Larkrise Primary School. 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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB