20 Poplar Close, Garsington, Oxford, OX44 9BP

20 Poplar Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Garsington, Oxford, Oxford (OX44 9BP). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since November 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average 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 A (score 99), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2002–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £456,000 sits 83.1% above the 2007 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 30.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.