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
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.
£1,244,000
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
4/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







