Dorn House, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
About Dorn House
Dorn House is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in December 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 sits 234% above the 1998 sale of £200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£123/sq ft) was about 56.2% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSide
- ParkingOff street
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Dorn House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Dorn House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£200,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 December 1998Most recent
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5PJ: £345,000 (2024–2007).
Nearby sales in OX1 5PJ
15 Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
Sold May 2024
£405,0005 Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
Sold Oct 2019
£383,000Hundar Court, Flat 5, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
Sold Aug 2018
£225,00013 Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
Sold Nov 2016
£345,000Hundar Court, Flat 1, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ
Sold May 2007
£90,000
Versus other Kenville Road homes
Price per m² for Dorn House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,325
Street avg £5,100
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
0.1 km
Kenville Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
51.0dB







