79 Oakhurst Road, Oswestry, SY11 1BL
About 79 Oakhurst Road
79 Oakhurst Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 1BL). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2001–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £391,000 sits 66.4% above the 2010 sale of £235,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 38.2% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
79 Oakhurst Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- May 2012OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of a lean to garden shed to rear adjoining an existing garage
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/01239/FUL
What's in 79 Oakhurst Road, Oswestry, SY11 1BL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
79 Oakhurst Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£391,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 9 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2010Most recent
£235,000
+76.7%over 8 years13 September 2001
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1BL: £472,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SY11 1BL
Everything we know about 79 Oakhurst Road, in one report
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Versus other Oakhurst Road homes
79 Oakhurst Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,374
Street avg £2,172
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
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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
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woodside Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB