7 Horspath Road, Oxford, OX4 2QL

7 Horspath Road is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

It hasn't traded since February 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 134 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £527,000 sits 129.1% above the 2008 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 40.6% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.