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Desborough Crescent, Oxford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Desborough Crescent, Oxford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oxford/desborough-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX4 4UB, OX4 4GW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£250,665
20 sales
Price range
£56k – £378k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
29 Sep 2025
OX4 4UB

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At a glance

House prices£251k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station51 min walkOxford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband51% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold68% leaseholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

20 property sales on Desborough Crescent, Oxford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Sep 2025. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £215,846. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 65% flat, 20% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Desborough Crescent range from £56,250 to £377,500. 32% of homes sold here were freehold and 68% leasehold.

House prices on Desborough Crescent compared

OX4 postcode area£463,261
Oxford£562,754
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Desborough Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OX4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £56,250 (1 sales)2016£56k2017: £284,500 (5 sales)2017£285k2018: £240,500 (2 sales)2018£241k2019: £117,000 (1 sales)2019£117k2020: £277,500 (2 sales)2020£278k2021: £315,000 (1 sales)2021£315k2022: £252,667 (3 sales)2022£253k2024: £286,600 (3 sales)2024£287k2025: £224,375 (2 sales)2025£224k

Tenure: 32% freehold and 68% leasehold across 22 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat13£215,84629 Sep 2025
Terraced4£312,4505 Sep 2024
Semi-detached3£319,16729 Nov 2021

Sold prices on Desborough Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
4, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 29 Sep 2025£198,750 FlatLeasehold
17A, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 29 Apr 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 5 Sep 2024£324,800 TerracedFreehold
13, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 14 Feb 2024£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 9 Feb 2024£270,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 18 Dec 2023£255,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 21 Jul 2022£305,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 8, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 31 May 2022£253,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 13 May 2022£200,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 29 Nov 2021£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13A, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 12 Feb 2021£249,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 18 Sep 2020£320,000 TerracedFreehold
Flat 38, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 1 Sep 2020£235,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 26 Jul 2019£117,000 FlatLeasehold
13A, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 11 Dec 2018£238,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 12 Oct 2018£243,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 22 Nov 2017£238,000 FlatLeasehold
35A, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 21 Nov 2017£300,000 TerracedFreehold
53, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 13 Oct 2017£377,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
15, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 19 May 2017£242,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Desborough Crescent OX4 4UB 10 Apr 2017£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 4, Maureen Christian House, Desborough Crescent OX4 4GW 3 May 2016£56,250 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
13, Desborough Crescent £243,000 (Oct 2018) → £255,000 (Dec 2023) → £265,000 (Feb 2024) +9%
over 5 yrs
13A, Desborough Crescent £238,000 (Dec 2018) → £249,000 (Feb 2021) +5%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Desborough Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Rose Hill Primary School 268 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.1 mi
Emmanuel Christian School 80 pupils Other independent school Christian/Evangelical 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Iffley Academy 180 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Report 0.6 mi
John Henry Newman Academy 392 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Oxford Academy 1,062 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–19 Requires improvement Report 0.8 mi
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, Littlemore 242 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St Swithun's CofE Primary School 420 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School 459 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Oxford station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • Radley station 2.7 mi · 53 min walk
  • Culham station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 38 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Oval (N-bound, The Oval) 1 min walk
  • Dashwood Road (adj, Ashhurst Way) 4 min walk
  • Dashwood Road (opp, Ashhurst Way) 4 min walk
  • Sainsburys CT Stop (o/s) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Donnington Medical Partnership
    Donnington Health Centre, 1 Henley Avenue, Oxford · 0.8 mi
  • Temple Cowley Health Centre
    Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford · 1.2 mi
  • Cowley Road Medical Practice
    The East Oxford Health Centre, Manzil Way, Oxford · 1.6 mi
  • Bartlemas Surgery
    The East Oxford Health Centre, 1 Manzil Way, Oxford · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Heyford Hill · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rose Hill · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kennington · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cowley - Littlemore Road · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Truwell Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Littlemore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Kennington Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Nagi And Rattan Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Pound Way (dental Surgery) · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.8%62.5%
Private rented18.3%20.3%
Social rented44.3%17.1%
Households778

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1523.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.4%64.1%
Aged 65+10.7%18.6%
Residents2,267

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)51%80%
Gigabit-capable45%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks99%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks100%92%

Share of homes across Oxford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Desborough Crescent

Ethnic group

HereOxford
White61.6%70.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh19.8%15.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African9.6%4.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.8%5.6%
Other ethnic group3.2%3.7%

Religion

HereOxford
Christian39.8%38.1%
No religion32%39%
Muslim15.3%8.7%
Not answered7%9.9%
Hindu2.8%1.6%
Other religion1.8%0.9%
Buddhist1.3%0.7%
Jewish0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereOxford
Born in the UK66.8%65%
Born outside the UK33.2%35%

Highest qualification

HereOxford
No qualifications28.4%12.6%
Level 4 qualifications and above27.1%48.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%6.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%7.6%
Level 3 qualifications10.2%20.6%
Apprenticeship5%2.8%
Other qualifications3.3%2.3%

General health

HereOxford
Very good health47.6%54.8%
Good health33.5%32.2%
Fair health12.9%9.7%
Bad health4.8%2.6%
Very bad health1.3%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereOxford
1 car or van in household43.3%45.4%
No cars or vans in household31.7%32.1%
2 cars or vans in household18.6%17.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%5.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Oxford.

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