96 Howard Street, Oxford, OX4 3BG
About 96 Howard Street
96 Howard Street is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 107 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 37 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 48.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 16% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2020 at £391,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
96 Howard Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
94applications of note in the surrounding area
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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.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£391,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 May 2020Most recent
£391,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3BG: £518,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 96 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
Habitable Rooms for 96 Howard Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,654
Street avg £4,379
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB