Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 St Lawrence Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX1 5AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 61), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £455,000 is 20.4% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£434/sq ft) was about 47.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in June 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
8 St Lawrence Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Jun 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 June 2026
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Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 8 St Lawrence Road, Oxford, OX1 5AZ
Extension: Rear of property
Loft conversion and hip to gable extension, dormer window and side/rear extension
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£455,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£378,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
15 June 2017Most recent
£378,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5AZ: £555,000 (2025–2018).
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Nov 2023
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Sold Dec 2020
10 St Lawrence Road, Oxford, OX1 5AZ
Sold Oct 2018
8 St Lawrence Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,667
Street avg £3,620
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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