Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
3 sales on record2 planning records
Estimated value
£582,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£325,000)+79%
- Against OX2 8PS's recent median (£575,000)+1%
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
95 m²
1023 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£582,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£325,000)+79%
- Against OX2 8PS's recent median (£575,000)+1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Home Close is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX2 8PS. 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
95 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2009
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in OX2 8PS
5 sales, median £575,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 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.
23 Home Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
23 February 2010Most recent
£325,000
+78.6%over 8 years29 March 2001
£182,000
+91.6%over 3 years8 May 1997
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 8PS: £575,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OX2 8PS
5 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
Sold Nov 2024
£670,00040 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
Sold Aug 2024
£725,0007 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
Sold Jul 2024
£567,50029 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
Sold Oct 2023
£495,0003 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
Sold Nov 2021
£575,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 23 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS. 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 23 Home Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Home Close is a semi-detached house in Wolvercote, Oxford, Oxford (OX2 8PS). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in February 2010. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £582,000 sits 79.1% above the 2010 sale of £325,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 95 m² it's 17.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 21 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
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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.
23 Home Close'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 Jul 2019
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 July 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 23 Home Close, Wolvercote, Oxford, OX2 8PS
2decisions2extensions16documents7nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Mar 2006ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Partial demolition of existing rear addition and erection of a conservatory at the rear.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00079/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJun 2017Decision
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Versus other Home Close homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
23 Home Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,421
Street avg £5,411
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Home Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Wolvercote Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wolvercote Primary SchoolPrimary813m
- Cutteslowe Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
- St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School OxfordPrimary2.4km
- The Cherwell SchoolSecondary2.6km
Nearest stops
- Home CloseBus stop109m
- Clifford PlaceBus stop112m
- Papermill SquareBus stop134m
- Home CloseBus stop136m
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 8PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.7dB
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 23 Home Close is modelled from its 95 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX2 8PS. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 23 Home Close. 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 23 Home Close was lodged in July 2009 at band E and expired in July 2019, 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. 2 applications are matched to 23 Home Close. 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 6 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX2 8PS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 23 Home Close is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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