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 (105 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. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£328/sq ft) was about 31.4% 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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2015ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension with a flat roof.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- P15/V1222/HH
- Aug 2005New BuildIn report
Erection of a four bed dwelling.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P05/V0768
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 188 Cumnor Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£800,000
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 £3,325
Floor Area
207 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
White Hill Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 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
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB







