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Get started4 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.
4 Douglas Downes Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
4 Douglas Downes Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of 2no. single storey rear extensions and associated internal reconfiguration works.
The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.
£1,439,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 7 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 7 years.
On price per m², 4 Douglas Downes Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,141
Street avg £3,622
Floor Area
390 m²
Street avg 315 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Masons Road North — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
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1 September 2009Most recent
£835,000
+11.3%over 6 years10 February 2003
£750,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX3 8FS: £290,000 (2024–2019).
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Sold Dec 2019
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Sold Jun 2019
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
OX3 8RW
Closest school
0.4 km
Wood Farm Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.3dB
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