Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
13 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 13 Lovelace Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
13 Lovelace Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX2 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £754,000 sits 75.6% above the 2011 sale of £429,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£302/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 28.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 19 EPCs). Last changed hands 15 years ago, in September 2011.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
13 Lovelace Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jun 2020
Current Certificate
Jun 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 June 2020
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 13 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
13 Lovelace Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 13 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP
1decisions1extensions8documents7nearby
- Apr 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 08/00082/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
13 Lovelace Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£754,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 4 years.
Last sold (2011)
£429,500
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
28 September 2011Most recent
£429,500
+17.0%over 4 years30 August 2007
£367,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8LP: £735,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in OX2 8LP
Versus other Lovelace Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
13 Lovelace Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,253
Street avg £5,045
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
155/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Harefields — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Cutteslowe Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX2 8LP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.5dB
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