129 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
About 129 Cumnor Road
129 Cumnor Road is a semi-detached house in Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 369% above the 1998 sale of £100,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Energy performance
129 Cumnor Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
A recent planning application at 129 Cumnor Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Aug 2023OutbuildingFullIn report
Rear outbuilding
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- P23/V1632/HH
- Dec 2022FullIn report
Concrete base with partially cladded shipping container to be used as personal business space.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- P22/V2141/HH
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Sales history & valuation
129 Cumnor Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£469,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£100,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 March 1998Most recent
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5JR: £460,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in OX1 5JR
134 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
Sold May 2025
£495,000132 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
Sold Jul 2023
£460,000160 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
Sold Apr 2023
£525,000127 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
Sold Dec 2014
£355,000136 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JR
Sold Mar 2014
£290,000
Versus other Cumnor Road homes
Price per m² for 129 Cumnor Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£885
Street avg £3,158
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Hill View Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







