23 Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
About 23 Sandford Lane
23 Sandford Lane is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Kennington, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5RW). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £635,000 in January 2021. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£431/sq ft) was about 20.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
- Apr 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P13/V0511/HH
- Apr 2004AmendmentIn report
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for an existing use of single storey timber summerhouse.
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- P03/V1889/LDE
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 23 Sandford Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£690,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 24 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
22 January 2021Most recent
£635,000
+74.0%over 7 years4 April 2013
£364,950
+8.9%over 2 years8 September 2010
£335,000
+272.2%over 13 years13 January 1997
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5RW: £535,050 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in OX1 5RW
27 Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
Sold Mar 2023
£850,00039 Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
Sold Dec 2020
£535,05043b, Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
Sold Jun 2018
£1,904,48811 Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
Sold Apr 2018
£500,0003 Sandford Lane, Kennington, Oxford, OX1 5RW
Sold Jun 2017
£350,000
Versus other Sandford Lane homes
23 Sandford Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,635
Street avg £4,718
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.2 km
Sandford Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
St Swithun's CofE Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







