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About 24 Ambleside Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
24 Ambleside Drive is a detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
6 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£751/sq ft) was about 246.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (101 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £655,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 24 Ambleside Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 24 Ambleside Drive was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2025BasementConditionsPending
Variation of condition 2 (Develop in accordance with approved plns) of planning permission 24/00001/FUL (Demolition of existing bungalow, garage and outbuildings. Erection of a two storey 1 x 4 dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) and associated landscaping. Provision of bin and bike stores and air source heat pump. (Amended plans)) to allow the formation of a basement under the approved footprint.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for 24 Ambleside Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£647,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.
Last sold (2022)
£655,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Ambleside Drive homes
Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 24 Ambleside Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,086
Street avg £3,383
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Saxon Way — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX3 0AQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.1dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 46 points of interest in total.
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