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Dorn House, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Dorn House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide
  • ParkingOff street
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Dorn House

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from May 2010
Heating Controls
FullThermostat

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)

Hot water system changed

Low Energy Lighting
4%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Dorn House, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dorn House has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

5applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Dorn House

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Dorn House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£668,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1998)

£200,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 1998Most recent

    £200,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5PJ: £345,000 (2024–2007).

On the street

Versus other Kenville Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Dorn House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,325

Street avg £5,100

Strongly below

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Dorn House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX1 5PJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 5PJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.7dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 5PJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

51.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Dorn House, Kenville Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.