17 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HP
About 17 Cowley Road
17 Cowley Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2022. At 41 m² this is the 6th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 26–185 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 20 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: change of use to residential approved in 2022. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Planning history
- May 2022Change of UseFullIn report
Change of use of ground floor retail unit from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to 1x1 bed dwelling (Use Class C3). Alterations to 1no door and 1no window on the front elevation. Alterations to 1no door on the rear elevation.
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00730/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
17 Cowley Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£265,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1HP: £300,000 (2022–2013).
Everything we know about 17 Cowley Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cowley Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Cowley Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 58 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Plain — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
East Oxford Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB