26 Cricket Road, Oxford, OX4 3DG
About 26 Cricket Road
26 Cricket Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Most recent transfer: September 2020 at £420,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£640/sq ft) was about 100.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 21 EPCs).
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
26 Cricket Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
94applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 26 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
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 26 Cricket Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£453,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 24 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 September 2020Most recent
£420,000
+3.7%over 5 years17 September 2015
£405,000
+30.6%over 4 years1 September 2011
£310,000
+40.9%over 7 years6 June 2004
£220,000
+141.1%over 7 years14 May 1997
£91,250
+102.8%20 December 1996
£45,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DG: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 26 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
Versus other Cricket Road homes
Price per m² for 26 Cricket Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,885
Street avg £4,382
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB