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20 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
78 m²
840 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Birch Road

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

20 Birch Road is a detached house in Garsington, Oxford, Oxford (OX44 9AP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Held since December 1995 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 404.4% above the 1995 sale of £90,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£107/sq ft) was about 62.8% below the postcode norm.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Birch Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on 20 Birch Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£454,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1995)

£90,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 December 1995Most recent

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX44 9AP: £296,250 (2020–2013).

On the street

Versus other Birch Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Birch Road is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,154

Street avg £3,936

Strongly below

Floor Area

78 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Birch Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£456k

1 Elm Drive, Garsington

OX44 9AG

£459k

1 Larch End, Garsington

OX44 9AL

3 bed1 bath
£439k

1 Church Cottages, Nuneham Courtenay

OX44 9PB

£421k

1 Downs View Cottages, Wheatley Road, Garsington

OX44 9DU

£498k

1 College Cottages, Denton Hill, Cuddesdon

OX44 9JA

2 bed2 bath
£409k

1 Hazel End, Garsington

OX44 9AW

3 bed
£506k

1 Birch Road, Garsington

OX44 9AP

4 bed2 bath
£513k

1 Church Close, Cuddesdon

OX44 9HD

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.
Full Oxford report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX44 9AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX44 9AP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX44 9AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Birch Road, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9AP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.