1 Cricket Road, Oxford, OX4 3DG
About 1 Cricket Road
1 Cricket Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in June 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £572,000 is 20.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£480/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £475,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A HMO conversion application was refused at 1 Cricket Road in 2023.
- Jul 2023HMOFullIn report
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) (Retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/01128/FUL
- Aug 2022ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01725/H42
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 1 Cricket Road
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
- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£572,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£475,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 January 2022Most recent
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DG: £420,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 1 Cricket Road, 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
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Cricket Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Cricket Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,163
Street avg £4,473
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 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
0.2 km
Howard Street east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School. 27 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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB