19 Morris House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
About 19 Morris House
19 Morris House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). Main heating runs on electricity. At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 9 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 27–98 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 9 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record.
Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £276,000 sits 208.4% above the 1998 sale of £89,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£141/sq ft) was about 41.7% below the postcode norm. At 59 m² it's 28.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (83 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
19 Morris House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
44applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
19 Morris House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£276,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£89,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 November 1998Most recent
£89,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2UG: £315,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OX4 2UG
45 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Nov 2024
£315,00055 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Oct 2022
£320,00033 Morris House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Sept 2022
£275,0003 Oxford Military College, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Sept 2021
£400,00051 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Sept 2021
£275,000
Everything we know about 19 Morris House, 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 Bennett Crescent homes
On price per m², 19 Morris House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,517
Street avg £3,153
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Original Swan — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Our Lady's Roman Catholic Primary School. 23 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.9dB