5 Drove Acre Road, Oxford, OX4 3DF
About 5 Drove Acre Road
5 Drove Acre Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Across 2001–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 39.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 41.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. At 65 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jul 2017HMOFullIn report
Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01408/FUL
- Mar 2008SubdivisionFullIn report
Change of use from house to 1 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed flats. Parking on frontage for 2 cars (Retrospective) Amended Description.
RetrospectiveChange of Use- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 07/02544/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
5 Drove Acre Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£457,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 13 years.
£327,750
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
28 November 2014Most recent
£327,750
+36.6%over 5 years18 October 2009
£240,000
+92.0%over 8 years31 May 2001
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DF: £460,000 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in OX4 3DF
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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

Versus other Drove Acre Road homes
On floor area, 5 Drove Acre Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,042
Street avg £4,299
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 114 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Magdalen Road east — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Frideswide Church of England Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB