5 Fern Hill Road, Oxford, OX4 2JN
About 5 Fern Hill Road
5 Fern Hill Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2JN). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 28 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 28.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £370,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
5 Fern Hill Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Mar 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2021Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application to certify that the proposed alteration to roof to form hip to gable, formation of 1no. rear dormer in association with loft conversion, and insertion of 3no. rooflights to front elevation is lawful development.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00893/CPU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Fern Hill Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Fern Hill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£370,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 July 2019Most recent
£370,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2JN: £455,000 (2025–2023).
Everything we know about 5 Fern Hill Road, 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 Fern Hill Road homes
5 Fern Hill Road is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£3,190
Street avg £2,998
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fern Hill Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB