53 Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
About 53 Alice Smith Square
53 Alice Smith Square is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Littlemore, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 4NG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 66 m² it's 16.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last sale on file: £268,000 in September 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £317,000 is 18.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
53 Alice Smith Square sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
53 Alice Smith Square has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 53 Alice Smith Square
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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
53 Alice Smith Square has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£317,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 19 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£268,000
+48.9%over 8 years4 August 2013
£180,000
+2.9%over 3 years6 August 2009
£175,000
+59.1%over 6 years11 August 2002
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 4NG: £270,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in OX4 4NG
63 Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
Sold Oct 2022
£375,0005 Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
Sold Jun 2021
£240,00045 Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
Sold Mar 2021
£275,00061 Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
Sold Dec 2020
£270,0005a, Alice Smith Square, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4NG
Sold Aug 2020
£230,000
Everything we know about 53 Alice Smith Square, 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
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Alice Smith Square homes
On epc rating, 53 Alice Smith Square runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,061
Street avg £2,866
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Carpenter Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
The Oxford Academy. 18 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
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB