Sold price history

Essex Street, Oxford house prices

In Essex Street, Oxford, the median price a home actually changed hands for is £282,500. Over the past decade prices are −41% in cash — but −57% once inflation is stripped out.

Median sold price
£282,500
10 years · cash
−41%
10 years · real
−57%
HM Land Registry · 100 sales · 81 with floor area · Updated 23 May 2025

Key facts

Median price
£282,500
Price per m²
£2,895
Sales recorded
100
Price range
£35,000 – £1,000,000

Essex Street, Oxford prices since 1995

Essex Street, Oxford — median sold price since 1995
2025 £0£370,125£740,250£1,110,375£1,480,500 2015 peak 1995 2025
Cash price Today’s money (real)

The cash line tells one story (−41%); the real-terms line, −57%, tells the truer one.

Recent sales in Essex Street, Oxford

The most recent homes sold here, straight from the HM Land Registry record.

DateAddressTypePrice£/m²
23 May 202551 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£595,000£6,611
25 Oct 202436B Essex Street · OX4 3AWFlat
Leasehold		£350,000£5,738
5 Sep 202427 Essex Street · OX4 3AWSemi-detached
Freehold		£547,043£6,361
19 Jul 202468 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£475,000£6,507
12 Jun 202451 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£475,000£5,278
21 Aug 202365 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£635,000—
21 Jun 202336A Essex Street · OX4 3AWFlat
Leasehold		£250,000£7,576
24 Feb 202312 Essex Street · OX4 3AWSemi-detached
Freehold		£695,320£9,271
5 Dec 202258 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£563,500£7,318
18 Jul 202269 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£400,000£4,348
25 Jun 202136B Essex Street · OX4 3AWFlat
Leasehold		£290,000£4,754
27 May 202166 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£448,000£5,531
23 Apr 202118 Essex Street · OX4 3AWSemi-detached
Freehold		£465,000£6,458
16 Feb 20217 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£667,500£6,742
16 Sep 202020 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£446,000£5,868
1 Jul 202071 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£635,000£5,773
24 Jan 202025 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£520,000£5,474
26 Mar 201861 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£510,000£4,811
26 Jan 201834 Essex Street · OX4 3AWSemi-detached
Freehold		£745,000£5,820
30 Jun 20174 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£515,200£5,101
30 Jun 201768 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£435,000£5,959
30 Mar 201659 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£600,000£4,444
23 Sep 20158 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£1,000,000—
12 May 20148 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£550,000—
25 Apr 201460 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£375,000£5,068
25 Apr 20142 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£370,000£2,721
7 Mar 201434 Essex Street · OX4 3AWSemi-detached
Freehold		£440,000£3,438
23 Sep 20137 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£430,000£4,343
12 Aug 201355 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£350,000£4,118
10 Jan 201371 Essex Street · OX4 3AWTerraced
Freehold		£435,000£3,955

Category A (standard) sales. £/m² shown where an EPC floor-area match exists.

Biggest price gains in Essex Street, Oxford

Homes that have changed hands more than once, ranked by their annual return — in cash and, where we have the inflation data, after adjusting for it.

AddressFirst soldLast soldTimesCash returnReal return
45, Essex Street£229,000
10 Jul 2006		£397,500
4 May 2007		2+74%
per year		+70%
inflation-adjusted
56, Essex Street£80,000
8 Sep 1998		£129,950
8 Jan 1999		2+62%
per year		+60%
inflation-adjusted
8, Essex Street£550,000
12 May 2014		£1,000,000
23 Sep 2015		2+55%
per year		+53%
inflation-adjusted
17, Essex Street£83,000
2 Sep 1998		£111,000
7 May 1999		2+34%
per year		+31%
inflation-adjusted
51, Essex Street£475,000
12 Jun 2024		£595,000
23 May 2025		2+25%
per year		+22%
inflation-adjusted
29, Essex Street£60,000
3 Apr 1995		£370,000
4 Jan 2006		2+18%
per year		+16%
inflation-adjusted
5, Essex Street£105,000
30 Oct 1998		£310,000
20 Apr 2006		5+16%
per year		+13%
inflation-adjusted
34, Essex Street£440,000
7 Mar 2014		£745,000
26 Jan 2018		2+14%
per year		+12%
inflation-adjusted
21, Essex Street£86,000
15 Dec 1995		£315,000
20 Dec 2007		3+11%
per year		+9%
inflation-adjusted
33, Essex Street£155,000
11 May 2001		£260,000
7 Mar 2006		2+11%
per year		+9%
inflation-adjusted
3, Essex Street£75,000
11 Aug 1995		£425,000
20 Aug 2012		4+11%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
30, Essex Street£108,500
26 May 1998		£313,000
6 Feb 2009		2+10%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
60, Essex Street£84,000
17 Dec 1998		£375,000
25 Apr 2014		2+10%
per year		+8%
inflation-adjusted
14, Essex Street£235,000
17 Dec 2004		£450,000
11 Jan 2012		2+10%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
4, Essex Street£95,000
3 Aug 1998		£515,200
30 Jun 2017		2+9%
per year		+7%
inflation-adjusted
36B, Essex Street£35,000
12 Dec 1996		£350,000
25 Oct 2024		9+9%
per year		+6%
inflation-adjusted
13, Essex Street£190,100
23 Nov 2001		£375,000
11 Mar 2011		3+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
25, Essex Street£93,000
14 Jun 1996		£520,000
24 Jan 2020		5+8%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
28, Essex Street£175,000
4 Jan 2002		£330,000
15 Oct 2010		2+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
58, Essex Street£96,000
18 Dec 1997		£563,500
5 Dec 2022		2+7%
per year		+5%
inflation-adjusted
59, Essex Street£250,000
3 Sep 2002		£600,000
30 Mar 2016		4+7%
per year		+4%
inflation-adjusted
27, Essex Street£118,500
30 Sep 1998		£547,043
5 Sep 2024		2+6%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
7, Essex Street£270,000
23 Apr 2004		£667,500
16 Feb 2021		4+6%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
49, Essex Street£250,000
10 Sep 2003		£321,000
13 Jun 2008		2+5%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
71, Essex Street£245,000
13 Jul 2000		£635,000
1 Jul 2020		3+5%
per year		+3%
inflation-adjusted
68, Essex Street£435,000
30 Jun 2017		£475,000
19 Jul 2024		2+1%
per year		−2%
inflation-adjusted
24, Essex Street£325,000
23 Aug 2007		£325,000
8 Apr 2012		20%
per year		−3%
inflation-adjusted

Category A (standard) sales that changed hands at least twice. Real return adjusts for inflation using ONS CPIH where available.

How Essex Street, Oxford compares

Rank in the town
589th of 1,516 streets in Oxford
Rank in the postcode district
64th of 452 streets in OX4
Against the town median
14% above the Oxford median of £248,000
Against England & Wales
80% above the national median of £157,000

Essex Street, Oxford house prices — your questions

What is the average house price in Essex Street, Oxford?

Homes in Essex Street, Oxford have a median sold price of £282,500 — the middle of 100 recorded transactions.

What is the price range of homes sold in Essex Street, Oxford?

Recorded sales in Essex Street, Oxford range from £35,000 to £1,000,000. The range includes flats and large detached homes alike.

Have house prices in Essex Street, Oxford risen?

Over the past decade prices in Essex Street, Oxford are −41% in cash terms but −57% once adjusted for inflation using ONS CPIH — the gap between the two is the real story.

How much is a house per square metre in Essex Street, Oxford?

In Essex Street, Oxford the median price is £2,895 per square metre, from 81 sales matched to an EPC floor-area record.

How up to date is this data?

HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly. The most recent sale recorded in Essex Street, Oxford was 23 May 2025.

Nearby streets in OX4

Boulter Street£282,500 medianHurst Street£283,000 medianReliance Way£280,000 medianSt Marys Road£285,000 medianWestbury Crescent£280,000 medianBartlemas Road£285,000 medianThistle Drive£285,000 medianGalpin Close£286,500 median

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yearly change, HM Land Registry
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