20 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
About 20 Forest Side
20 Forest Side is a detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1328 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows an F (score 34), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 sits 73.7% above the 2009 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 20.9% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
20 Forest Side sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Forest Side has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£495,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 August 2009Most recent
£285,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5LQ: £500,000 (2022–2017).
Nearby sales in OX1 5LQ
1 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
Sold Aug 2022
£700,00021 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
Sold Aug 2020
£418,0007 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
Sold Sept 2018
£540,00019 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
Sold Aug 2017
£445,0002 Forest Side, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5LQ
Sold Jul 2010
£345,000
Versus other Forest Side homes
On epc rating, 20 Forest Side runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,310
Street avg £3,035
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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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
0.3 km
Upper Road — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
St Swithun's CofE 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
59.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
52.7dB







