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2 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
110 m²
1184 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Henwood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 2 Henwood Drive.

  1. Apr 2005
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey

    Proposed ground and first floor extensions.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    P05/V0317
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

2 Henwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£498,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£89,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 June 1997Most recent

    £89,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX1 5JU: £305,000 (2018–2010).

On the street

Versus other Henwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 2 Henwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£814

Street avg £3,324

Below

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 2 Henwood Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX1 5JU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX1 5JU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX1 5JU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Henwood Drive, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5JU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.