18 Bears Hedge, Oxford, OX4 4JJ
About 18 Bears Hedge
18 Bears Hedge is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 4JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2022–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at -6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £461,000 is 11.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 60% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in June 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18 Bears Hedge sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
18 Bears Hedge has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 18 Bears Hedge
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
18 Bears Hedge changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£461,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -6.6% per year over 1 year.
£415,000
Growth on file: -6.6% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
4 June 2023Most recent
£415,000
-6.9%over 1 year19 May 2022
£445,775
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 4JJ: £362,000 (2024–2014).
Everything we know about 18 Bears Hedge, 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 Bears Hedge homes
On epc rating, 18 Bears Hedge runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,278
Street avg £3,681
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Iffley Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Rose Hill Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB