5 Abberbury Avenue, Oxford, OX4 4EU
About 5 Abberbury Avenue
5 Abberbury Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Oxford (OX4 4EU). It has a recorded floor area of 399 m² (around 4295 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since February 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 399 m² the property is well over the postcode median (183 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,563,000 sits 60.3% above the 2010 sale of £975,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
5 Abberbury Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2014
- Jul 2013ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
First and second floor extensions to front, one first floor extension to rear, one second floor extension to rear. Raising of the roof between the main house and garage/first floor accommodation.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01260/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 5 Abberbury Avenue
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
5 Abberbury Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,563,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£975,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 February 2010Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 4EU: £745,000 (2013–1998).
Nearby sales in OX4 4EU
Everything we know about 5 Abberbury Avenue, 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 Abberbury Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 5 Abberbury Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
399 m²
Street avg 207 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Dashwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rose Hill Primary School. 22 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
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB