8 Kirk Close, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5PX

8 Kirk Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5PX). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

Held since January 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. At 143 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 sits 148.3% above the 2009 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£149/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.