189 Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1UT

189 Cowley Road is a mid-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 1UT). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

Today's modelled estimate of £382,000 is 52.3% below the 2018 sale of £800,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£799/sq ft) was about 198.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 93 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 6 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 8 years since the last transfer (February 2018).