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About 16 Bowness Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
16 Bowness Avenue is a semi-detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
Held since March 1999 — that's 27 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. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £695,000 sits 689.8% above the 1999 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£63/sq ft) was about 77.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 16 Bowness Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- Mar 2014Loft ConversionOutlinePermission not required
Insertion of dormer/s and loft conversion
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
16 Bowness Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1999)
£88,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bowness Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 16 Bowness Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£677
Street avg £4,012
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
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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.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bowness Avenue — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX3 0AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
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