56, Observatory Street
56, Observatory Street
Description & Estimates
56, Observatory Street, Oxford is described in the public record as a period house with 839 ft2 of internal area.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 56, Observatory Street, Oxford is £828,723 and its rental estimate is £2,618 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Observatory Street, Oxford, OX2 falls within the OX2 postal district, in the borough of Oxford.
Our Data Sources
56, Observatory Street, Oxford has no recent1 records in the the Land Registry and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2022.
We combine this information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 56, Observatory Street, Oxford, we estimate a market value of £870,159 and a rental value of £2,749 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £770,712 and £2,435 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 56, Observatory Street, Oxford has seen its estimated sale value fall by £2,342 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value move up by £132 per month (5.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.8%.
Energy Efficiency
56, Observatory Street, Oxford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 05 Apr 2022.
The property is connected to mains gas and has some double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 56, Observatory Street, Oxford completed on 13th July 2004 at £385,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
- Sold Jul 2004£385,000
- Sold Nov 2000£215,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 56, Observatory Street, Oxford have sold within a radius of 410 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 16th June 2025, was 20, Observatory Street, Oxford, OX2 6EW, a leasehold house which sold for £705,000.
Read more about house prices in OX2.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 107 addresses on Observatory Street, Oxford, OX2, 56, Observatory Street, Oxford comes out as the 81st largest and the 47th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £78k more expensive than the average property across the OX2 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 300mSt Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School
- 600mSt Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
- 900mSt Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
- 1.6kmThe Cherwell School
- 2.0kmThe Swan School
- 3.1kmCheney School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 56, Observatory Street, Oxford, the nearest station is Oxford, 1.0 kilometres away.
- 1.0kmOxford
- 4.7kmOxford Parkway
- 7.4kmIslip
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
