8 Cottesmore Road, Oxford, OX4 4TX
About 8 Cottesmore Road
8 Cottesmore Road is a semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 4TX). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump.
At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 16 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.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Cottesmore Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Cottesmore Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
23applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 8 Cottesmore 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
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
8 Cottesmore Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£343,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 4TX: £161,000 (2018–2006).
Nearby sales in OX4 4TX
Everything we know about 8 Cottesmore 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
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cottesmore Road homes
On epc rating, 8 Cottesmore Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 88 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Dashwood Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Rose Hill Primary School. 20 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
54.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.3dB