What kind of home is 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS sell for?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS last sold for £240,000 in December 2014, around 11 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,700 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and December 2014, 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS rose from £52,700 to £240,000, a change of £187,300. That works out to roughly +11.1% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in January 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (1,118 sq ft), around 26 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX4 4PS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS use?

The latest EPC at 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in March 2016 under ref. 16/00515/H42. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS in?

8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS sits in Oxford. It falls within the OX4 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

The closest primary school to 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS is John Henry Newman Academy (212m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Oxford Academy (383m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS?

The closest bus stop to 8 Carpenter Close, OX4 4PS is Carpenter Close, 52m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Carpenter Close, Oxford, OX4 4PS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

104 m²

1118 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Carpenter Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Carpenter Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 4PS). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1118 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £376,000 sits 56.7% above the 2014 sale of £240,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 104 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 12 EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Carpenter Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Carpenter Close, Oxford, OX4 4PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Carpenter Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Mar 2016
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.0m, for which the maximum height would be 2.80m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m.
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
16/00515/H42
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 8 Carpenter Close has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£240,000

Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

5 December 2014Most recent
£240,000
+9.1%over 7 years
3 January 2007
£220,000
+317.5%over 6 years
29 June 2000
£52,700

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 4PS: £250,000 (2024–2003).

Nearby sales in OX4 4PS

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On the street

Versus other Carpenter Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Carpenter Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,311

Street avg £2,544

On par

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

7/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Carpenter Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

John Henry Newman Academy. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX4 4PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX4 4PS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

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