5 Wootten Drive, Iffley, Oxford, OX4 4DS
About 5 Wootten Drive
5 Wootten Drive is a detached house in Iffley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 443 m² (around 4768 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,248,000 is 52% below the 2024 sale of £2,600,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 22.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 443 m² the property is well over the postcode median (100 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2024 for £2,600,000.
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Energy performance
5 Wootten Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2025Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing front porch, rear lean-to extension and tennis court. Erection of a single storey rear extension. Erection of sauna room. Formation of front porch. Installation of 4no. air source heat pumps. Installation of solar panels to rear elevation. Formation of boundary treatments. Replacement gate. Alterations to roof. Alterations to fenestrations. Alterations to existing swimming pool. Alterations to driveway and car parking. Associated landscaping including lighting.
ExtensionDemolition- Documents
- 45 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01927/FUL
- Nov 2025DemolitionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing rear lean-to extension at No.5 Wooten Place attached to curtilage-listed boundary wall. Erection of a single storey rear extension at No.5 Wooten Place attached to curtilage-listed boundary wall, with associated underpinning. Installation of slate guarding to top of curtilage-listed boundary wall. (Revised Description).
Extension- Documents
- 38 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/01928/LBC
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
5 Wootten Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 August 2024Most recent
£2,600,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in OX4 4DS: £572,500 (2025–2012).
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Iffley Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Greyfriars Catholic School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB