81 Owens Way, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2GG
About 81 Owens Way
81 Owens Way is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2GG). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 80), near the top of the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (November 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (69 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £400,000 in August 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2016Loft ConversionFullIn report
Formation of 1no. dormer window to rear roofslope and insertion of 3no. front rooflights.(amended plans)
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/02794/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 81 Owens Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£423,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 14 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£400,000
+247.8%over 10 years26 July 2011
£115,000
2 March 2007
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2GG: £203,500 (2024–2007).
Everything we know about 81 Owens Way, 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 Owens Way homes
81 Owens Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,960
Street avg £3,277
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
0.1 km
Clive Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Christopher's Church of England School, Cowley. 24 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
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB