# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (OX5 2DT)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 35 STERLING ROAD, KIDLINGTON, OXFORDSHIRE OX5 2DT |
| Price | £399,900 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Last sold | £425,000 May 2017 |

## Description

**SUMMARY** **** Set in a fantastic location just a short walk of Kidlington High Street and offered with no chain is this beautifully presented three bedroom semi-detached home which benefits from a large full-width part-brick built sun room, good sized sitting room and kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom, lots of storage, excellent mature garden, and driveway, car port and garage providing parking for up to seven cars. 

**ENTRANCE** **PORCH** **** Sliding patio doors to front and to: 

**ENTRANCE** **HALL** **** Stairs to first floor, storage cupboard, glazed door to sitting room. 

**CLOAKROOM** **** Window to side, part-tiled, vanity wash hand basin, low level WC. 

**SITTING** **ROOM** **** Dual aspect, window to front, sliding patio doors to sun room, glazed timber door to: 

**KITCHEN/BREAKFAST** **ROOM** **** Rear aspect, door and window to sun room, modern fitted units with Corian faced work surfaces and splash backs, ceramic tiled walls and flooring, space for cooker, inset stainless steel sink unit with mixer taps, breakfast bar, under counter space for fridge, space for microwave, walk-in larder, door to: 

**UTILITY** **ROOM** **** Wall mounted gas fired boiler, rolled top work surfaces, space and plumbing for washing machine and dishwasher, eye level units, shelving. 

**SUN** **ROOM** **** Full width, dual aspect part brick-built UPVC double glazed conservatory. sliding doors to rear garden, door to car port. 

**LANDING** **** Large storage cupboard, access to loft. 

**BEDROOM** **ONE** **** Front aspect, built-in single wardrobe and free-standing mirror fronted wardrobes (two and a half doubles) 

**BEDROOM** **TWO** **** Front aspect, built-in single wardrobe. 

**BEDROOM** **THREE** **** Rear aspect. 

**BATHROOM** **** Rear aspect, fully tiled suite with glazed shower enclosure with inset wall mounted controls, pedestal wash hand basin, bidet. 

**WC** **** Rear aspect, part-tiled walls, low level WC. 

**REAR** **GARDEN** **** Sunny, laid to lawn with wide range of mature, well tended trees, shrubs and flowers, borders and raised beds, dual paved patio areas maximising morning and afternoon sun, greenhouse. 

**DRIVEWAY** **** Parking for four cars.  Timber gates opening to: 

**CAR** **PORT** **** Parking for two cars.  

**GARAGE** **** Up and over door, light, power, window to side, door to rear. 

**DIRECTIONS** **** From the offices of Oliver James, proceed right onto the Oxford Road. At the traffic lights take a left onto the Sterling Road Approach, take the first right onto Sterling Road and the property can be found on the left. 

**LOCATION** **** The property is situated just a few minutes walk from the High Street, Kidlington provides excellent local amenities including a wide range of shops, banks, a library, doctors' and dentists' surgeries and schooling for all ages. Gosford Sports Centre has an indoor pool, a well equipped gym and squash courts. The village is particularly well placed for easy access to the centre of Oxford with a freqent 24 hour bus service. It is also well positioned for the M40 to the North and the M4 to the South. Oxford Parkway Station provides a frequent service into London, Marylebone, London with journey time c.1 hour. 

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/58667059/442990) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/58667059/442995) - EPC 1

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 STERLING ROAD, KIDLINGTON, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX5 2DT | £425,000 | 26/05/2017 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 EXETER ROAD, KIDLINGTON, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX5 2DZ | £340,000 | 12/06/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 37 STERLING ROAD, KIDLINGTON, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX5 2DT | £365,000 | 16/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 62 STERLING ROAD, KIDLINGTON, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX5 2DT | £425,000 | 02/09/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £395,000 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £340,000 (1 sale)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £410,476 (21 Semi-detached, OX5, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -2.6%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cherwell). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,160/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,289/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,418/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cherwell Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,182/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Maisonette, Oxford Road, OX5 | £1,675/mo | 3 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Newport Close, OX5 | £1,795/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Detached House, Oxford Road, OX5 | £2,100/mo | 3 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,857/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £224,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £179,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,795/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £16/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -2.3%
- **10y growth:** 3.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cherwell; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 27.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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