Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Belsyre Court, Observatory Street, Oxford, OX2 6HU
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 04
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About 8 Belsyre Court
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Belsyre Court is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX2 6HU). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 55 m² it sits well below the postcode median (86 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs).
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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.
Current Certificate
Oct 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2032
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Victorian-eraMid Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 build
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Belsyre Court, Observatory Street, Oxford, OX2 6HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Belsyre Court has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Belsyre Court has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Observatory Street homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Belsyre Court is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
155/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Plantation Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Barnabas' Church of England Aided Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX2 6HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB
55 dB
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65 dB
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80 dB
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