28 Ambleside Drive, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AQ

28 Ambleside Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

It hasn't traded since March 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 31.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 260.1% above the 2001 sale of £165,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£111/sq ft) was about 59.8% below the postcode norm. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.