Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 St Swithuns Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5PT). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 98 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2012–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 31.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £570,000 is 42.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£379/sq ft) was about 35% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
8 St Swithuns Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Feb 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 3 February 2024
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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8 St Swithuns Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
2 applications on record at 8 St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
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8 St Swithuns Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£570,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 31.1% per year over 2 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 31.1% per year over 2 years.
7 August 2014Most recent
£400,000
+63.3%over 1 year15 October 2012
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5PT: £325,000 (2024–2016).
5a, St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
Sold May 2024
4 St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
Sold Nov 2020
18 St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
Sold Aug 2020
5b, St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
Sold Jan 2018
7 St Swithuns Road, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PT
Sold Feb 2016
Price per m²
£4,082
Street avg £3,594
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Swithuns Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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