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1 planning record
About April Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
April Cottage is a detached house in Noke, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 9TX). It has a recorded floor area of 178 m² (around 1916 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 178 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2019, sale prices here grew 0.2% per year, broadly in step with Oxford's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 is 44.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £582,500 in January 2019.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
April Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jan 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against April Cottage, Noke, Oxford, OX3 9TX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
April Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extension at the rear
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
April Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£844,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.2% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2019)
£582,500
Growth on file: 0.2% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², April Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,272
Street avg £5,671
Floor Area
178 m²
Street avg 153 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 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
1.8 km
Forest Farm School — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX3 9TX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
40.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 13 points of interest in total.
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