9 Horspath Road, Oxford, OX4 2QL
About 9 Horspath Road
9 Horspath Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 2QL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2013. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 107 m² it's 27.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 28.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £450,000. 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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2019DemolitionOutlineIn report
Demolition of existing rear garden shed. Erection of a single storey rear garden outbuilding.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02928/CPU
- Dec 2015Loft ConversionOutlineIn report
Application to certify that the proposed formation of hip to gable, 1No. dormer window to rear roofslope incorporating Juliet balcony, and insertion of rooflights in association with loft conversion is lawful development.
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/03231/CPU
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 9 Horspath Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£579,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 8 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2021Most recent
£450,000
+80.0%over 7 years28 July 2013
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2QL: £300,000 (2023–2013).
Everything we know about 9 Horspath 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 Horspath Road homes
On price per m², 9 Horspath Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,206
Street avg £2,895
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Rupert Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Tyndale Community School. 24 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
50.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB