7 Drove Acre Road, Oxford, OX4 3DF
About 7 Drove Acre Road
7 Drove Acre Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in January 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold March 2021 for £525,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
7 Drove Acre Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Dec 2017HMOFullIn report
Change of use of a House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis).
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02618/FUL
- Jul 2017HMOFullIn report
Change of Use from dwellinghouse (Use Class 3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis).
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01191/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
7 Drove Acre Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 24 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
2 March 2021Most recent
£525,000
+50.0%over 4 years9 August 2016
£350,000
+326.8%over 18 years25 June 1998
£82,000
+37.8%over 1 year21 February 1997
£59,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DF: £402,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OX4 3DF
Everything we know about 7 Drove Acre 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
Versus other Drove Acre Road homes
7 Drove Acre Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,777
Street avg £4,439
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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