98 Howard Street, Oxford, OX4 3BG
About 98 Howard Street
98 Howard Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3BG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£513/sq ft) was about 75.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in July 2018.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
98 Howard Street has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side infill extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/03152/FUL
- Mar 2009OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Construction of wooden garden building
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/00290/PDC
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 98 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£571,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 12 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
4 July 2018Most recent
£525,000
+110.0%over 11 years31 October 2006
£249,990
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3BG: £518,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 98 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 98 Howard Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,526
Street avg £4,307
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 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