The Firs, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BD
About The Firs
The Firs is a detached house in Oxford (OX1 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 325 m² (around 3498 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
At 325 m² the property is well over the postcode median (157 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
The Firs sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Firs has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2022Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use from ancillary residential to 1 bed dwelling house
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/V2127/FUL
- May 2009ExtensionIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Demolition of existing single storey outer building, provide 2 storey side extension linked to existing garage to form extended bedroom, new shower room, new drying room/storage area and sun room facing rear garden.
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- P09/V0231
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The Firs has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,960,000
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.
Median price across the last 4 sales in OX1 5BD: £785,000 (2019–1995).
Versus other Hinksey Hill homes
The Firs is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 81 (B)
Floor Area
325 m²
Street avg 228 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 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
0.1 km
Hinksey Hill Bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
New Hinksey Church of England Primary School. 12 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
56.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB