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20 Helen Road, Oxford, OX2 0DE

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Helen Road

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

20 Helen Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 0DE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 117 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £731,000 is 12.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 40.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (February 2017).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Oct 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Helen Road, Oxford, OX2 0DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

3 applications on record at 20 Helen Road, Oxford, OX2 0DE

3decisions3extensions17documents25nearby
  1. May 2007
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Ground floor extension and rear dormer.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    07/00652/PDC
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • All 3 applications on this property in full, plus 25 notable nearby
  • The 17 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Price for 20 Helen Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.

Current estimate

£731,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£650,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 February 2017Most recent

    £650,000

    +160.0%over 14 years

  2. 11 August 2002

    £250,000

    +111.4%over 3 years

  3. 26 March 1999

    £118,264

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 0DE: £560,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Helen Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 20 Helen Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,556

Street avg £4,711

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Floor Area

117 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Helen Road

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - 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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Doyley Road

OX2 0BG

2 bed1 bath
£780k

1 Halliday Lane

OX2 0FG

£673k

1 Hill View Road

OX2 0DA

3 bed1 bath
£638k

1 Brock Grove

OX2 0FD

£632k

1 Marlborough Court, Duke Street

OX2 0QT

£613k

1 Harley Road

OX2 0HS

3 bed
£608k

1 Bridge Street

OX2 0BA

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.
Full Oxford report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Binsey Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

West Oxford Community Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area 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 OX2 0DE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX2 0DE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX2 0DE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Helen Road, Oxford, OX2 0DE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.