8 Bainton Road, Oxford, OX2 7AF
About 8 Bainton Road
8 Bainton Road is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX2 7AF). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 175 m² it's 24.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (141 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
8 Bainton Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 June 2030
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,645 · Includes VAT
Planning history
8 Bainton Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Bainton Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,044,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 7AF: £1,065,000 (2023–2014).
Versus other Bainton Road homes
EPC Rating for 8 Bainton Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 138 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
155/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Bainton Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford. 16 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB







