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About 34 Bowness Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
34 Bowness Avenue is a detached house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 0AL). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (56 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, a garage conversion and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
34 Bowness Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 34 Bowness Avenue, Headington, Oxford, OX3 0AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 34 Bowness Avenue was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Oct 2025ExtensionFullWithdrawn
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis). Erection of a first floor side extension, provision of bin and cycle storage.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
34 Bowness Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£772,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Versus other Bowness Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 34 Bowness Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Derwent Avenue East — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB
Everything within walking distance
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