56, Observatory Street, OX2 6EP
56 Observatory Street is a 78 m² / 840 sq ft terraced home in Oxford. It sold for £585,000 in March 2024. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £590k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £558k to £761k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 1 June 2026.
- Sale history
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Date Paid price Annual growth After inflation Mar 2024 £585,000 * 2.2% -0.6% Jul 2004 £385,000 17.1% 15.6% Nov 2000 £215,000 na na *This price paid record has been flagged by Land Registry as a 'Category B: Additional Price Paid entry'. This could be due to a variety of reasons, such as the sale being a buy-to-let purchase, a repossession or a transfer to a limited company. When Land Registry suspects that a sale does not reflect full market value (e.g. part-ownership or right to buy), these transactions can be flagged as well. For this reason, we exclude them from our area statistics.
- Internal area
- 78 square metres (840 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £7,500 per square metre (£697 per square foot) in Mar 2024. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £7,564 per square metre (£703 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Mar 2024 £585,000 £7,500 £589,966 £7,564 Jul 2004 £385,000 £4,936 £841,452 £10,788 Nov 2000 £215,000 £2,756 £711,343 £9,120 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 78 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £589,966. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Oxford are now selling for between £7,160 and £9,760 per square metre (£665 and £906 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 78 m², this implies a valuation between £558,000 and £761,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Type
- Terrace
- Council tax band
- D
- Title number
- ON149139
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Title address
- 56 Observatory Street, Oxford
- Owner
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CHEC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
(Company reference number: 07858937)
Proprietor address: 39-43 Ipswich Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4BT
Price paid on title: £585,000
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 14 Mar 2024
- Planning ref:
- June 2023 23/01188/CAT
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- 56 Observatory Street Oxford Oxfordshire
- Description:
- Works to 1no. (twin stemmed) tree as specified by Bee Wee in the Walton Manor Conservation Area (as ammended 05.06.2023).
- Summary:
- 05 April 2022 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- Rental
- Tenure:
- Private rental
- Property type:
- Mid-Terrace House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 78 sqm (840 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, insulated (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
56 Observatory Street is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £589,966.
- Based on an internal area of 78 m² and recent prices in Oxford, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £558,000 to £761,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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