45 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ
About 45 Harpes Road
45 Harpes Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in February 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 111 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £829,000 is 15.9% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£598/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
45 Harpes Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 45 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ
- Mar 2006ConservatoryOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00455/PDC
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionMar 2019Decision
- AmendmentFeb 2019Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
45 Harpes Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£829,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 18 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2017Most recent
£715,000
+78.8%over 7 years27 September 2009
£400,000
+79.8%over 8 years10 May 2001
£222,500
+12.7%over 2 years29 April 1999
£197,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 7QJ: £820,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Harpes Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 45 Harpes Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,441
Street avg £5,706
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 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
0.3 km
Wren Road Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cutteslowe Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.4dB







