26, Observatory Street, OX2 6EW
26 Observatory Street is a 82 m² / 883 sq ft terraced home in Oxford. It sold for £710,000 in October 2023. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £712k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £587k to £800k 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 Oct 2023 £710,000 * 3.5% 0.8% Oct 2011 £470,000 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.
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for 26, Observatory Street.
- Internal area
- 82 square metres (883 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £8,658 per square metre (£804 per square foot) in Oct 2023. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £8,683 per square metre (£807 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Oct 2023 £710,000 £8,659 £712,005 £8,683 Oct 2011 £470,000 £5,732 £684,890 £8,352 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 82 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 £712,005. 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 82 m², this implies a valuation between £587,000 and £800,000. 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
- 2
- Type
- Terrace
- Council tax band
- E
- Plot size
- 163 square metres (1,755 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Title number
- ON42729
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Title address
- 26 Observatory Street, Oxford
- Owner
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THE WARDEN AND FELLOWS OF NUFFIELD COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
Proprietor address: Nuffield College, New Road, Oxford OX1 1NF
Price paid on title: £710,000
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 19 Oct 2023
- Summary:
- 13 June 2023 - energy performance certificate grade C
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Mid-Terrace House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 82 sqm (883 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 100 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
- Summary:
- 01 August 2011 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Reason for EPC:
- None
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- None , has 3 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
- Area:
- 80 sqm (861 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
26 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 £712,005.
- Based on an internal area of 82 m² and recent prices in Oxford, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £587,000 to £800,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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