Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP
4 sales on record3 planning records
Estimated value
£1,312,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£1,215,000)+8%
- Against OX2 8LP's recent median (£700,000)+87%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£1,312,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£1,215,000)+8%
- Against OX2 8LP's recent median (£700,000)+87%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Lovelace Road is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX2 8LP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
146 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2013
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OX2 8LP
5 sales, median £700,000 (2026–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 8 Lovelace Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
16 August 2022Most recent
£1,215,000
+43.0%over 6 years4 March 2016
£849,640
+4.3%over 1 year9 July 2014
£815,000
+71.6%over 9 years19 August 2004
£475,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8LP: £700,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in OX2 8LP
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 8 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Lovelace Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Lovelace Road is a detached house in Oxford (OX2 8LP). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £1,215,000 in August 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£773/sq ft) was about 100.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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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.
8 Lovelace Road'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 Apr 2023
Current Certificate
Apr 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2023
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 applications on record at 8 Lovelace Road, Oxford, OX2 8LP
3decisions2extensions23documents7nearby
- Mar 2009OutbuildingOutlineOutcome in report
New outhouse attached to front of property.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/00368/PDC
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionSept 2016Decision
- Loft ConversionJun 2016Decision
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Versus other Lovelace Road homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Lovelace Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,322
Street avg £4,683
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Cutteslowe Primary SchoolPrimary708m
- Wolvercote Primary SchoolPrimary956m
- The Cherwell SchoolSecondary1.8km
- St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordPrimary2.5km
Nearest stops
- HarefieldsBus stop90m
- Harbord RoadBus stop108m
- Five Mile DriveBus stop189m
- Marriott CloseBus stop203m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences736 reports30%
- Shoplifting333 reports13%
- Other Theft250 reports10%
- Public Order222 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Lovelace Road is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX2 8LP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 8 Lovelace Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Lovelace Road was lodged in April 2013 at band D and expired in April 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 8 Lovelace Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 10 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX2 8LP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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