What kind of home is 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP last sold for £740,000 in January 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £208,000 in November 1996, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between November 1996 and January 2021, 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP rose from £208,000 to £740,000, a change of £532,000. That works out to roughly +5.4% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

The current EPC rating for 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (1,959 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX2 9JP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP use?

The latest EPC at 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP in?

34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP sits in Oxford. It falls within the OX2 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

What is crime like near 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

Police records around 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 10 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 51% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

The closest primary school to 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP is Botley School (1.5km), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Matthew Arnold School (386m).

What is the nearest station to 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP?

The closest bus stop to 34 Barn Close, OX2 9JP is Cotswold Road, 244m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34 Barn Close, Oxford, OX2 9JP

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

182 m²

1959 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34 Barn Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

34 Barn Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX2 9JP). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include outbuildings.

Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £861,000 is 16.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£378/sq ft) was about 60.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £740,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble, Integral
OutbuildingsYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

34 Barn Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 Barn Close, Oxford, OX2 9JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 34 Barn Close, Oxford, OX2 9JP

1decisions1extensions8documents12nearby

Dec 2013
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single-storey extension to rear of dwelling and single-storey ancillary building within curtilage of dwelling.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
P13/V2540/LDP
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.

Current estimate

£861,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£740,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

8 January 2021Most recent
£740,000
+255.8%over 24 years
22 November 1996
£208,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX2 9JP: £777,500 (2022–2021).

Nearby sales in OX2 9JP

On the street

Versus other Barn Close homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 34 Barn Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,066

Street avg £3,479

On par

Floor Area

182 m²

Street avg 156 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Oxford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cotswold Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Matthew Arnold School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX2 9JP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX2 9JP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

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Common questions

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