8, Forest Road
8, Forest Road
Description & Estimates
8, Forest Road, Oxford is recorded publicly as an early-century freehold house across 1,063 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 285 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 8, Forest Road, Oxford is £465,955 and its rental estimate is £2,102 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Forest Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 falls within the OX3 postal district, in the borough of Oxford.
Our Data Sources
8, Forest Road, Oxford has a single entry in the Land Registry from March 2012 and a single entry in the EPC database dated December 2011.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 8, Forest Road, Oxford, we estimate a market value of £489,253 and a rental value of £2,207 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £433,338 and £1,955 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 8, Forest Road, Oxford has seen its estimated sale value drop by £723 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value rise by £97 per month (4.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 8, Forest Road, Oxford as measuring 285 m2.
That makes it the 22nd largest plot in the postcode, where 30 of the 31 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
8, Forest Road, Oxford has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of G. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Dec 2011.
The property is connected to mains gas and has some double glazing. It is heated using Portable electric heaters assumed for most rooms.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 8, Forest Road, Oxford completed on 9th March 2012 at £230,950 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 70.7% over the period since March 2012.
- Sold Mar 2012£230,950
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 8, Forest Road, Oxford have sold within a radius of 510 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 22nd December 2025, was 23, Ridgeway Road, Oxford, OX3 8DS, a freehold house which sold for £490,000.
Read more about house prices in OX3.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 38 addresses on Forest Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3, 8, Forest Road, Oxford comes out as the 10th largest and the 9th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £12k less expensive than the average property across the OX3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mBayards Hill School
- 1.0kmSandhills Community Primary School
- 1.0kmSt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
- 2.2kmCheney School
- 2.8kmOxford Spires Academy
- 3.3kmThe Swan School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 8, Forest Road, Oxford, the nearest station is Oxford, 5.3 kilometres away.
- 5.3kmOxford
- 7.2kmOxford Parkway
- 7.7kmIslip
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
