8 Holywell Street, Oxford, OX1 3SA
About 8 Holywell Street
8 Holywell Street is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 3SA). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (171 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
8 Holywell Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Planning history at 8 Holywell Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Mar 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell x 4 Leyland Cypress trees in the Central Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00454/CAT
- Jul 2002Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 8 cypress trees in the Central Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01202/CAT
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Holywell Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£949,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Holywell Street homes
8 Holywell Street outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
226 m²
Street avg 143 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Manor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Activate Learning. 23 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







