18 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
About 18 Birch Road
18 Birch Road is a detached house in Garsington, Oxford, Oxford (OX44 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
At 67 m² it's 19.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 14 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
18 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
18 Birch Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£420,000
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 OX44 9AP: £296,250 (2020–2013).
Nearby sales in OX44 9AP
24 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
Sold Aug 2020
£377,00022 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
Sold Jan 2019
£447,50017 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
Sold Mar 2016
£296,25012 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
Sold Aug 2014
£267,5004 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP
Sold Oct 2013
£295,000
Versus other Birch Road homes
On floor area, 18 Birch Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Oxford Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Garsington Church of England Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB







