8 Drove Acre Road, Oxford, OX4 3DF
About 8 Drove Acre Road
8 Drove Acre Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£554/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £525,000 in May 2023.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Drove Acre Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor pitched roof rear extension to form extended bedroom.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02546/FUL
- Sept 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Proposed rear first floor extension
- Agent
- Building Design
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/01898/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 8 Drove Acre 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
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£564,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 23 years.
£525,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
18 May 2023Most recent
£525,000
+250.0%over 22 years24 October 2000
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3DF: £402,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in OX4 3DF
Everything we know about 8 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
Years Held for 8 Drove Acre Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,966
Street avg £4,196
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB