OX3 8SS
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Property report — OX3 8SS
Open-data due diligence for OX3 8SS and the area around it.
OX3 8SS in brief: 114 recorded sales (£60,000–£435,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for OX3 8SS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the OX3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£439,453
Population
19,080
Crimes recorded
51
Schools
6
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
78%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in OX3 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (36 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | £345,000 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2025-11-10 | £335,000 | 31 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2025-08-21 | £225,000 | 8 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2025-07-24 | £225,000 | 7 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-11-08 | £415,000 | 30 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-09-19 | £395,000 | 20 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-09-13 | £400,000 | 19 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-07-11 | £435,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2022-07-29 | £362,500 | 33 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2022-04-13 | £420,150 | 16 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2021-12-17 | £280,000 | 9 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2021-06-29 | £425,000 | 23 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2021-06-29 | £368,000 | 11 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-12-12 | £331,000 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2018-10-15 | £350,000 | 11 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-12-13 | £382,500 | 34 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-10-12 | £350,000 | 15 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-04-28 | £400,000 | 18 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-03-29 | £365,000 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2016-04-15 | £390,000 | 23 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2015-08-03 | £340,000 | 12 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2015-01-16 | £280,000 | 33 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2014-09-04 | £325,000 | 16 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2013-12-20 | £250,000 | 32 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2013-12-03 | £280,000 | 10 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2013-08-09 | £250,000 | 12 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2013-07-05 | £250,000 | 31 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2013-01-31 | £245,000 | 26 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-10-05 | £243,000 | 2 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-09-21 | £290,000 | 14 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-06-15 | £300,000 | 20 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-03-16 | £230,000 | 33 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-02-06 | £280,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2011-12-23 | £300,000 | 25 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2011-07-06 | £262,000 | 29 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2011-03-03 | £250,000 | 8 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-07-21 | £152,470 | 12 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-07-08 | £260,000 | 31 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-06-04 | £239,950 | 3 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-04-09 | £245,000 | APARTMENT, 6 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2010-03-16 | £280,000 | 7 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2009-10-09 | £221,000 | 9 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2009-08-12 | £230,000 | 28 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2008-10-23 | £278,000 | 23 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2008-04-11 | £241,500 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2007-09-07 | £310,000 | 35 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2007-02-09 | £247,000 | 6 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2007-01-15 | £230,000 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-11-01 | £250,000 | 10 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-10-10 | £220,000 | 7 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-09-20 | £225,000 | 34 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Detached |
| 2006-06-30 | £300,000 | 18 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-02-10 | £200,000 | 12 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-01-10 | £207,000 | 2 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-12-09 | £280,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-09-15 | £216,000 | 28 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-09-15 | £219,000 | 27 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-07-26 | £287,000 | 23 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-05-20 | £216,000 | APARTMENT, 6 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-03-21 | £229,000 | 10 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-03-03 | £243,000 | 14 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2004-12-22 | £220,000 | 11 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-12-05 | £202,500 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-08-15 | £250,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-08-01 | £200,000 | 28 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-05-14 | £171,000 | 6 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-01-22 | £233,950 | 25 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-10-11 | £175,000 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-07-29 | £172,000 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-07-11 | £180,000 | 4 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-04-24 | £245,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-11-28 | £195,000 | 3 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-05-29 | £149,500 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2000-12-22 | £135,000 | 7 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2000-11-17 | £195,000 | 18 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 2000-08-18 | £175,000 | 3 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-12-03 | £140,000 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-10-19 | £136,000 | 11 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-09-03 | £130,500 | 32 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-08-27 | £130,000 | 31 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-07-16 | £128,000 | 8 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-07-01 | £125,000 | 9 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-04-23 | £122,000 | 12 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-03-31 | £102,000 | 4 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-03-25 | £118,000 | 10 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-03-20 | £101,000 | 7 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-11-18 | £120,000 | 19 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-11-13 | £102,500 | 8 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-09-30 | £143,000 | 14 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-09-30 | £155,000 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-08-27 | £118,000 | 26 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-07-17 | £108,000 | 6 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-06-25 | £107,500 | 2 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-03-20 | £119,700 | 3 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-02-27 | £107,500 | 5 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1998-02-13 | £107,500 | 1 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-04-10 | £107,500 | 32 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-03-14 | £102,500 | 28 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-03-13 | £102,500 | 33 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-02-24 | £60,000 | 24 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-02-21 | £149,500 | 30 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-01-31 | £100,500 | 26 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1997-01-31 | £108,500 | 34 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-01-28 | £105,000 | 31 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-12-16 | £104,500 | 29 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-12-13 | £145,000 | 35 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-11-21 | £122,000 | 14 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-05-17 | £97,500 | 19 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-04-11 | £99,950 | 22 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-05-16 | £118,000 | 16 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-05-03 | £137,000 | 23 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-04-07 | £135,000 | 20 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-03-31 | £131,000 | 18 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-02-10 | £134,500 | 21 DORCHESTER CLOSE | Flat |
114 recorded sales on OX3 8SS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Farm Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Windmill Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bayards Hill School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Tyndale Community School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HEDENA HEALTH (0.7 mi) · MANOR SURGERY (1.0 mi) · TEMPLE COWLEY HEALTH CENTRE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: OXFORD CITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · CHURCHILL HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · THE MANOR HOSPITAL (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Headington Quarry War Memorial (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: THE LEYS PHARMACY WOOD FARM (0.3 mi) · THE ROUNDWAY PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · HEADINGTON PHARMACY (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Oxford (3.1 mi) · Oxford Parkway (4.9 mi) · Radley (5.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Thong Heng Oriental Supermarket (0.8 mi) · Aldi (0.8 mi) · Waitrose (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 7,190
Owned 53% · Social rent 20% · Private rent 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), for OX3 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in OX3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 59/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for OX3 8SS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictOX3 | SectorOX3 8 | PostcodeOX3 8SS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £592,777 | £439,453 | £219,137 |
| Population | 55,401 | 19,080 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 318 | 51 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 75% | 78% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (OX3 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 3 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.