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3 Oxford Military College, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG

Property type
Detached
Floor 00
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 3 Oxford Military College

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Oxford Military College is a four-bedroom detached house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. At 109 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (41–109 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (47 versus a best of 70). Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £457,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £400,000. 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

3 Oxford Military College's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Oxford Military College, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Oxford Military College has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

44applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Oxford Military College was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£457,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£400,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 September 2021Most recent

    £400,000

    +190.9%over 22 years
  2. 6 November 1998

    £137,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2UG: £300,000 (2024–2021).

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  • Signs of HMO activity in the area
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On the street

Versus other Bennett Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 25 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 3 Oxford Military College runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,670

Street avg £3,059

Above

Floor Area

109 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oxford district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX4 2UG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX4 2UG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX4 2UG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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