5 Upper Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8FE
About 5 Upper Close
5 Upper Close is a semi-detached house in Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxford (OX2 8FE). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2025) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since August 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Today's modelled estimate of £1,343,000 sits 100.4% above the 2009 sale of £670,000. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Energy performance
5 Upper Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Upper Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8FE
- Jan 2009RenovationConditionsOutcome in report
Insertion of high level window in first floor west elevation of plot 5. (Variation of Condition 8 of planning permission 07/00759/FUL.) (Davenant House, 5 Upper Close)
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/02450/VAR
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£1,343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£670,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 August 2009Most recent
£670,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8FE: £650,000 (2021–2009).
Versus other Upper Close homes
Years Held for 5 Upper Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,073
Street avg £3,697
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 213 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
0.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wolvercote Roundabout — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Wolvercote Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.0dB