8 Marshall Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2NR

8 Marshall Road is a semi-detached house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2NR). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since January 2008, a hold of 18 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 sits 66.4% above the 2008 sale of £360,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include HMO conversion and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.