176 Howard Street, Oxford, OX4 3BG
About 176 Howard Street
176 Howard Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £492,000 is 10.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£591/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 37 EPCs). Last sale on file: £445,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear single storey extension and erection of a new single storey rear extension. Insertion of 1no. door to side elevation.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00683/FUL
- May 2007Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Loft conversion with dormer.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/01004/PDC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 176 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£492,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£445,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3BG: £518,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 176 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
176 Howard Street is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,357
Street avg £4,275
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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.
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
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB