HOUSE prices in Oxford have sky-rocketed over the years with some homes now being sold at five times the price they did 25 years ago.

According to HM Land Registry data on property site Rightmove, a three-bedroom detached bungalow in Hawthorn Avenue sold for £70,000 in July 1996.

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But when it was put on the market more recently, it sold in June 2021 for £415,000.

We’ve put together a list of 10 houses in Oxford comparing their selling prices in the 90s and noughties to now.

Oxford Mail: Hawthorn Avenue. Pic: Google MapsHawthorn Avenue. Pic: Google Maps

Location: Hawthorn Avenue, Headington 

Property: 3-bed semi-detached house

Price sold in July 1996: £70,000

Price sold in June 2021: £415,000

Oxford Mail: Cranbrook Drive. Pic: Google MapsCranbrook Drive. Pic: Google Maps

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Location: Cranbrook Drive, Kennington

Property: 3-bed detached house

Price sold in November 1996: £88,000

Price sold in June 2021: £410,000

Oxford Mail: Stable Close. Pic: Google MapsStable Close. Pic: Google Maps

Location: Stable Close, Oxford

Property: 3-bed, semi detached house

Price sold in June 1998: £132,950

Price sold in July 2021: £585,000

Oxford Mail: St Georges Manor. Pic: Google MapsSt Georges Manor. Pic: Google Maps

Location: St Georges Manor, Mandelbrote Drive, Littlemore 

Property: Terrace house

Price sold in June 1999: £225,000

Price sold in August 2021: £585,000

 

Oxford Mail: Nightingale Avenue. Pic: Google MapsNightingale Avenue. Pic: Google Maps

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Location: Nightingale Avenue 

Property: 4-bed terraced house

Price sold in 1997: £66,995

Price sold in 2021: £315,000

Oxford Mail: Percy Street. Pic: Google MapsPercy Street. Pic: Google Maps

Location: Percy Street

Property: 2-bedroom terrace house

Price sold in October 2003: £221,000

Price sold in August 2021: £415,000

Oxford Mail: Milton Road. Pic: Google MapsMilton Road. Pic: Google Maps

Location: Milton Road 

Property: Semi-detached house

Price sold in December 2003: £202,000

Price sold in August 2021: £480,000

Oxford Mail: Courtland Road. Pic: Google MapsCourtland Road. Pic: Google Maps

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Location:  Courtland Road 

Property: 3-bedroom semi-detached house

Price sold in November 2005: £225,625

Price sold inAugust 2021: £496,800

Oxford Mail: Rawlinson Road. Pic: Google MapsRawlinson Road. Pic: Google Maps

Location:  Rawlinson Road

Property: Detached house

Price sold in May 2004:  £1,680,000

Price sold in July 2021: £3,300,000

Oxford Mail: Quarry High Street. Pic: Google MapsQuarry High Street. Pic: Google Maps

Location: Quarry High Street, Headington

Property: 4-bedroom terrace house

Price sold in April 2009: £190,000

Price sold in August 2021: £550,000

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