8 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
About 8 River View
8 River View is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Sold December 2020 for £285,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 19.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 53.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 River View has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
5applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 River View has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£340,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£285,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2020Most recent
£285,000
+21.3%over 13 years26 July 2007
£235,000
+39.9%over 4 years15 May 2003
£167,950
+34.4%over 1 year24 October 2001
£125,000
+31.6%over 1 year18 February 2000
£95,000
+28.4%over 2 years16 January 1998
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5QJ: £345,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OX1 5QJ
22 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jun 2025
£446,00014 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Feb 2024
£345,0001 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Sept 2021
£425,0006 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jan 2021
£275,0002 River View, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5QJ
Sold Jan 2020
£265,000
Versus other River View homes
8 River View outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,182
Street avg £3,794
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Bagley Wood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 13 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







