What type of property is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA is a semi-detached house.

What did 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA sell for?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA last sold for £1,350,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £675,000 in July 2004, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between July 2004 and January 2021, 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA rose from £675,000 to £1,350,000, a change of £675,000. That works out to roughly +4.3% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

The current EPC rating for 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (2,347 sq ft). That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX2 8EA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA have?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in August 2003. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA located?

17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA sits in Oxford. It falls within the OX2 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

The closest primary school to 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA is Wolvercote Primary School (385m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Cherwell School (1.8km).

How well connected is 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA?

The closest bus stop to 17 Blandford Avenue, OX2 8EA is First Turn, 198m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Blandford Avenue, Oxford, OX2 8EA

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

218 m²

2347 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Blandford Avenue

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

17 Blandford Avenue is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX2 8EA). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2008. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 218 m² it's 16.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (188 m² median across 20 EPCs). Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,549,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£575/sq ft) was about 19.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,350,000 in January 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 2003.

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Blandford Avenue'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 28 Jan 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Jan 2015

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Blandford Avenue, Oxford, OX2 8EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Blandford Avenue, Oxford, OX2 8EA

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Aug 2003
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Demolition of existing house, together with the erection of two semi-detached houses, with 4 bedrooms and 1 study, over 3 floors, and including two car parking spaces for each house(Amended plans).
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4 docs on file
Reference
03/00792/FUL
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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.

17 Blandford Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.

Current estimate

£1,549,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,350,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

22 January 2021Most recent
£1,350,000
+100.0%over 16 years
7 July 2004
£675,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8EA: £1,470,000 (2025–2021).

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Versus other Blandford Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 17 Blandford Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,193

Street avg £5,898

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Floor Area

218 m²

Street avg 198 m²

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Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

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CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

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Area

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Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

First Turn — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Wolvercote Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.4dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for OX2 8EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.7dB

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