8 Cherwell Street, Oxford, OX4 1BG
About 8 Cherwell Street
8 Cherwell Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £435,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£591/sq ft) was about 76.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 40 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £362,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cherwell Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
63applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Cherwell Street
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 20 years.
£362,500
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
12 October 2022Most recent
£362,500
+36.8%over 9 years15 November 2012
£265,000
+51.4%over 10 years11 September 2002
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1BG: £432,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OX4 1BG
Everything we know about 8 Cherwell Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cherwell Street homes
Floor Area for 8 Cherwell Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,360
Street avg £4,611
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cherwell Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
East Oxford Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB