47 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ
About 47 Harpes Road
47 Harpes Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX2 7QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2019 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Period features are noted in the property record.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 18.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 2020–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 55.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £931,000 is 10.8% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£685/sq ft) was about 72.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 47 Harpes Road, Oxford, OX2 7QJ
- Mar 2020ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.56m, for which the maximum height would be 3.3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.35m.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/00612/H42
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMay 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
47 Harpes Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£931,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 55.9% per year over 1 year.
£840,000
Growth on file: 55.9% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
6 May 2021Most recent
£840,000
+79.7%over 1 year10 January 2020
£467,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 7QJ: £750,000 (2024–2019).
Versus other Harpes Road homes
47 Harpes Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,368
Street avg £5,651
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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






