55 Field Avenue, Oxford, OX4 6PA
About 55 Field Avenue
55 Field Avenue is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 6PA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 27% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £324,000 in February 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
55 Field Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 55 Field Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jul 2025DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side of property
Demolition of the existing garage. Erection of a 2 storey side extension to create a 1 x 1-bed dwelling (Use Class C3). Erection of an ASHP to rear elevation. Provision of dropped kerb, private amenity space and bin and cycle storage.
Extension- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00284/FUL
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of the existing garage, W.C. and store. Erection of a two storey side and rear extension to create a 1 x 1 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3). Removal of 1no window to the rear elevation. Provision of car parking, private amenity space, bin and cycle stores, and a dropped kerb. Installation of air source heat pump. (Amended description and plans and additional reports).
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01673/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 55 Field Avenue
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 55 Field Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£341,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£324,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 February 2020Most recent
£324,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 6PA: £290,000 (2022–2017).
Everything we know about 55 Field Avenue, 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 Field Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 55 Field Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,746
Street avg £2,832
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
Bulrush Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Windale Primary School. 15 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB