Madhuban, Hinksey Hill, Oxford, OX1 5BE

Madhuban is a five-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX1 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 305 m² (around 3283 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Good.

Held since January 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 305 m² the property is well over the postcode median (201 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,661,000 sits 1686% above the 1999 sale of £93,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£28/sq ft) was about 83.9% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.