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3 Blenheim Drive, Oxford, OX2 8DH

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Blenheim Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Blenheim Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX2 8DH). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66).

At 154 m² it sits well below the postcode median (272 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,998,000 is 19.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,007/sq ft) was about 55.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,670,000 in October 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Blenheim Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Blenheim Drive, Oxford, OX2 8DH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a loft conversion application was refused at 3 Blenheim Drive in 2022.

6 applications on record at 3 Blenheim Drive, Oxford, OX2 8DH

6decisions6extensions53documents7nearby
  1. Dec 2006
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension and provision of rear dormer in connection with loft conversion

    Extension
    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    06/02072/FUL
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • The 53 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£1,998,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,670,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 October 2021Most recent

    £1,670,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8DH: £1,750,000 (2019–2004).

On the street

Versus other Blenheim Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

3 Blenheim Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£10,844

Street avg £7,139

Strongly above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 271 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.
Full Oxford report

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

0.1 km

Squitchey Lane west — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Wolvercote Primary School. 8 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX2 8DH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX2 8DH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX2 8DH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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