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About 9 Benson Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
9 Benson Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 7EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2022); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £655,000 is 12% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £585,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bedrooms4
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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 9 Benson Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
9 Benson Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2005AnnexFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension to form "granny annexe"
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 9 Benson Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Benson Road homes
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
9 Benson Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,756
Street avg £3,368
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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.
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
Cinnaminta Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 58 points of interest in total.
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