Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 2 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX1 4PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in April 2003. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 sits 89.1% above the 2003 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 15.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (99 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Flat 2 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
19 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Flat 2 saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.4% per year over 6 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: -1.4% per year over 6 years.
23 April 2003Most recent
£230,000
+90.1%over 4 years23 September 1998
£121,000
-51.6%over 1 year9 June 1997
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 4PQ: £352,500 (2026–2020).
Habitable Rooms for Flat 2 runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,538
Street avg £5,319
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
286/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Whitehouse Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Ebbe's Church of England Aided Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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