19 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1HP
About 19 Cowley Road
19 Cowley Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1HP). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £659,000 sits 174.6% above the 2016 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 52.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Apr 2017DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Demolition of the existing rear lean-to extension. Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00485/FUL
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 19 Cowley Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19 Cowley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£659,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 1HP: £375,000 (2022–2010).
Everything we know about 19 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
19 Cowley Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,714
Street avg £4,214
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.6dB