4 Douglas Downes Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8FS

4 Douglas Downes Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 8FS). It has a recorded floor area of 390 m² (around 4198 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Held since September 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 1.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,439,000 sits 72.3% above the 2009 sale of £835,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 43.3% below the postcode norm. At 390 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.