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Essex Street, Oxford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Essex Street, Oxford · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/oxford/essex-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX4 3AW.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£511,935
22 sales
Price range
£250k – £745k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
23 May 2025
OX4 3AW

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At a glance

House prices£512k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station37 min walkOxford station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold88% freeholdAcross 25 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

22 property sales on Essex Street, Oxford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 May 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £528,013. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% terraced, 18% semi-detached, 14% flat. Recorded sale prices on Essex Street range from £250,000 to £745,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 12% leasehold.

House prices on Essex Street compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Essex Street 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: £600,000 (1 sales)2016£600k2017: £475,100 (2 sales)2017£475k2018: £627,500 (2 sales)2018£628k2020: £533,667 (3 sales)2020£534k2021: £467,625 (4 sales)2021£468k2022: £481,750 (2 sales)2022£482k2023: £526,773 (3 sales)2023£527k2024: £461,761 (4 sales)2024£462k2025: £595,000 (1 sales)2025£595k

Tenure: 88% freehold and 12% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£528,01323 May 2025
Semi-detached4£613,0915 Sep 2024
Flat3£296,66725 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Essex Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
51, Essex Street OX4 3AW 23 May 2025£595,000 TerracedFreehold
36B, Essex Street OX4 3AW 25 Oct 2024£350,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Essex Street OX4 3AW 5 Sep 2024£547,043 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Essex Street OX4 3AW 19 Jul 2024£475,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Essex Street OX4 3AW 12 Jun 2024£475,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Essex Street OX4 3AW 21 Aug 2023£635,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Essex Street OX4 3AW 13 Jul 2023£1,350,000 OtherFreehold
36A, Essex Street OX4 3AW 21 Jun 2023£250,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Essex Street OX4 3AW 24 Feb 2023£695,320 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Essex Street OX4 3AW 5 Dec 2022£563,500 TerracedFreehold
8, Essex Street OX4 3AW 26 Aug 2022£1,163,000 OtherFreehold
69, Essex Street OX4 3AW 18 Jul 2022£400,000 TerracedFreehold
36B, Essex Street OX4 3AW 25 Jun 2021£290,000 FlatLeasehold
66, Essex Street OX4 3AW 27 May 2021£448,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Essex Street OX4 3AW 23 Apr 2021£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, Essex Street OX4 3AW 16 Feb 2021£667,500 TerracedFreehold
20, Essex Street OX4 3AW 16 Sep 2020£446,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Essex Street OX4 3AW 1 Jul 2020£635,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Essex Street OX4 3AW 13 Mar 2020£600,000 TerracedFreehold
25, Essex Street OX4 3AW 24 Jan 2020£520,000 TerracedFreehold
61, Essex Street OX4 3AW 26 Mar 2018£510,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Essex Street OX4 3AW 26 Jan 2018£745,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Essex Street OX4 3AW 30 Jun 2017£515,200 TerracedFreehold
68, Essex Street OX4 3AW 30 Jun 2017£435,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Essex Street OX4 3AW 30 Mar 2016£600,000 TerracedFreehold

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
51, Essex Street £475,000 (Jun 2024) → £595,000 (May 2025) +25%
over under a year
36B, Essex Street £290,000 (Jun 2021) → £350,000 (Oct 2024) +21%
over 3 yrs
68, Essex Street £435,000 (Jun 2017) → £475,000 (Jul 2024) +9%
over 7 yrs

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Schools near Essex Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Comper Nursery School 61 pupils Nursery 2–4 Report 0.1 mi
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School 330 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Larkrise Primary School 434 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.3 mi
Greyfriars Catholic School 669 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–19 Good Report 0.4 mi
Oxford Spires Academy 1,351 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.4 mi
East Oxford Primary School 278 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary and St John Church of England Primary School 399 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Iffley Academy 180 pupils Academy special converter 5–18 Report 0.6 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 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Radley station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
  • Oxford Parkway station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Magdalen Road east (adj, Cowley Road) 3 min walk
  • Magdalen Road east (opp, Cowley Road) 3 min walk
  • Howard Street east (adj, Cowley Road) 4 min walk
  • Howard Street east (opp, Cowley Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Bartlemas Surgery
    The East Oxford Health Centre, 1 Manzil Way, Oxford · 0.3 mi
  • Cowley Road Medical Practice
    The East Oxford Health Centre, Manzil Way, Oxford · 0.3 mi
  • St Bartholomews & Hollow Way Med Centre
    Manzil Way, Cowley Road, Oxford · 0.3 mi
  • Donnington Medical Partnership
    Donnington Health Centre, 1 Henley Avenue, Oxford · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cowley Road · 0.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Iffley Road · 0.3 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Oxford Cowley Road Express · 0.4 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Oxford Cowley Road Local · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Cowley Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Oxford E-pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • The East Oxford Health Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Oxford Dentalmed · 0.3 mi
  • One The Gallery · 0.5 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 9 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment5 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned45.1%62.5%
Private rented50.2%20.3%
Social rented4.7%17.1%
Households867

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6481.7%64.1%
Aged 65+6.9%18.6%
Residents2,270

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Essex Street

Ethnic group

HereOxford
White71.1%70.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh17.5%15.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups7.4%5.6%
Other ethnic group2.7%3.7%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%4.7%

Religion

HereOxford
No religion45.7%39%
Christian32.6%38.1%
Muslim9.8%8.7%
Not answered8.2%9.9%
Hindu1.8%1.6%
Buddhist1%0.7%
Other religion0.8%0.9%
Jewish0.1%0.7%

Country of birth

HereOxford
Born in the UK62.3%65%
Born outside the UK37.7%35%

Highest qualification

HereOxford
Level 4 qualifications and above59.9%48.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%20.6%
No qualifications9.5%12.6%
Level 2 qualifications5.6%7.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.3%6.1%
Other qualifications1.5%2.3%
Apprenticeship1.2%2.8%

General health

HereOxford
Very good health60.1%54.8%
Good health30.8%32.2%
Fair health7.3%9.7%
Bad health1.3%2.6%
Very bad health0.4%0.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereOxford
1 car or van in household48.8%45.4%
No cars or vans in household33.6%32.1%
2 cars or vans in household13.8%17.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%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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