5 Bartholomew Road, Oxford, OX4 3QL
About 5 Bartholomew Road
5 Bartholomew Road is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an annexe is awaiting a decision. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (73 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £540,000 in March 2025. Across 2014–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
High performance glazing installed
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
An application for an annexe is currently awaiting a decision.
- Jan 2026AnnexFullIn report
Change of an existing office annex (Use Class E(g)i)) into a self-sufficient room alongside the original 7 bedroom large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis).
HMO- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00112/FUL
- Nov 2025ConditionsIn report
Details submitted in compliance with conditions 5 (Variation to RTO), 6 (Bin storage - further details), 7 (Cycyle storage - further details) of planning permission 25/01499/FUL
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01499/CND
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Bartholomew Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 11 years.
£540,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2025Most recent
£540,000
+24.1%over 5 years20 June 2019
£435,000
+75.4%over 4 years11 September 2014
£248,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3QL: £415,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OX4 3QL
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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 Bartholomew Road homes
5 Bartholomew Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,286
Street avg £4,361
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church Cowley School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.0dB