1 Harbord Road, Oxford, OX2 8LQ
About 1 Harbord Road
1 Harbord Road is a detached house in Oxford (OX2 8LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 16% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £854,000 sits 158.8% above the 2001 sale of £330,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 33.4% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
1 Harbord Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 1 Harbord Road, Oxford, OX2 8LQ
- Apr 2007DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Demolition of garage and conservatory. Two storey side extension, incorporating intergral garage, single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/00575/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
1 Harbord Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£854,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.0% per year over 5 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 16.0% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2001Most recent
£330,000
+4.1%over 2 years7 October 1999
£317,000
+98.1%over 2 years27 January 1997
£160,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OX2 8LQ: £482,500 (2018–1995).
Versus other Harbord Road homes
EPC Rating for 1 Harbord Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 142 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Harbord Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Cutteslowe Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.8dB