239 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HN
About 239 Banbury Road
239 Banbury Road is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7HN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).
At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 4347.8% above the 2021 sale of £16,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£10/sq ft) was about 96.8% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £16,750 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
Energy performance
239 Banbury Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at 239 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HN
- Jun 2010Change Of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from Retail (use class A1) to financial and professional services (use class A2).
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/01147/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 239 Banbury Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£16,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 March 2021Most recent
£16,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 7HN: £3,350,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in OX2 7HN
Versus other Banbury Road homes
On price per m², 239 Banbury Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£104
Street avg £7,981
Floor Area
161 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.6 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Summertown Shops — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Cherwell School. 11 schools nearby.
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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
50.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB







