3a, Cricket Road, Oxford, OX4 3DG
About 3a
3a is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3DG). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
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Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Nov 2020SubdivisionConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plans) of planning permission 18/00102/FUL (Subdivision of garden and erection of 1 x 2-bed dwelling (Use Class C3). Provision of private amenity space, car parking and bin and cycle store.) to allow a change from a hipped roof to a gabled roof and the erection of 1no. rear dormer. (retrospective)
RetrospectiveExtension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/02291/VAR
- Oct 2020HMOFullIn report
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4)
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/01966/FUL
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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
3a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DG: £425,000 (2025–2021).
Everything we know about 3a, 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
3a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
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
49.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB