6 Dorchester Close, Headington, Oxford, OX3 8SS

6 Dorchester Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 8SS). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 791 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 73 m² this is the 12th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–162 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 10.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £344,000 is 39.3% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 43.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2005. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.