188 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
About 188 Cumnor Road
188 Cumnor Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5JS). It has a recorded floor area of 207 m² (around 2228 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
At 207 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £730,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £877,000 is 20.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 35.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
188 Cumnor Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 188 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
- Aug 2005New BuildOutcome in report
Erection of a four bed dwelling.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P05/V0768
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 188 Cumnor Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 17 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
7 September 2021Most recent
£730,000
+1.4%over 2 years16 November 2018
£720,000
+89.5%over 11 years4 October 2007
£380,000
+2.7%over 1 year15 June 2006
£370,000
+7.2%over 1 year28 October 2004
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5JS: £485,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in OX1 5JS
172 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
Sold Jul 2025
£590,000161 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
Sold May 2025
£630,000174 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
Sold Dec 2018
£485,000151 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
Sold Aug 2015
£335,000210 Cumnor Road, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JS
Sold Jun 2014
£335,000
Versus other Cumnor Road homes
188 Cumnor Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,527
Street avg £3,185
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
286/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
White Hill Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







