2 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
About 2 Henwood Drive
2 Henwood Drive is a semi-detached house in Boars Hill, Oxford, Oxford (OX1 5JU). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 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 £498,000 sits 456.4% above the 1997 sale of £89,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£76/sq ft) was about 72.4% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 24.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 4 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 2 Henwood Drive.
- Apr 2005ExtensionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Proposed ground and first floor extensions.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- P05/V0317
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Sales history & valuation
2 Henwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 June 1997Most recent
£89,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5JU: £305,000 (2018–2010).
Nearby sales in OX1 5JU
8 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
Sold Oct 2018
£377,5003 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
Sold Sept 2016
£380,0007 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
Sold Oct 2015
£280,0005 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
Sold Dec 2000
£142,0001 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU
Sold Oct 1995
£88,000
Versus other Henwood Drive homes
EPC Rating for 2 Henwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£814
Street avg £3,324
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 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
0.2 km
White Hill Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Wootton St Peter's Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







