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About 42 Windmill Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Windmill Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Headington, Oxford, Oxford (OX3 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in April 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. At 70 m² this is the 19th smallest of 41 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–179 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the top. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Sale prices here have outpaced Oxford HPI: 4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£664/sq ft) was about 132.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 40 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £500,000 in July 2020.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Previously extended
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
42 Windmill Road's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jul 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2017ConditionsGranted
Variation of condition 5 (Bin and Cycle Store) of planning permission 11/02147/FUL (Erection of 1 bedroom bungalow to the rear of 42 Windmill Road. Provision of cycle parking and garden area.) granted on appeal (APP/G3110/A/11/2164332) to enable reconfiguaration of approved bin and cycle store.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 9 years.
Last sold (2020)
£500,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Windmill Road homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
42 Windmill Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,143
Street avg £4,101
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.8 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
0.0 km
Headington Shops — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX3 7BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 53 points of interest in total.
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