5 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
About 5 Costar Close
5 Costar Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Littlemore, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 6JX). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2024) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 101.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £262,125 in August 2022. 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
5 Costar Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
5 Costar Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
19applications of note in the surrounding area
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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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.0% per year over 17 years.
£262,125
Growth on file: 3.0% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2022Most recent
£262,125
+41.7%over 9 years15 August 2013
£185,000
+15.6%over 7 years6 February 2006
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 6JX: £273,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OX4 6JX
11 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
Sold Aug 2025
£275,0006 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
Sold Feb 2025
£225,00010 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
Sold Jan 2024
£315,00014 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
Sold Nov 2023
£247,00019 Costar Close, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 6JX
Sold Oct 2022
£273,000
Everything we know about 5 Costar Close, 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 Costar Close homes
EPC Rating for 5 Costar Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,243
Street avg £3,803
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sandy Lane West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB