39 The Old Chapel, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
About 39 The Old Chapel
39 The Old Chapel is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
10 years since the last transfer (April 2016). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 96 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 27 EPCs). Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
39 The Old Chapel's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 The Old Chapel has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
44applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 39 The Old Chapel
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 17 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
28 April 2016Most recent
£355,000
+42.0%over 7 years5 December 2008
£250,000
+554.4%over 6 years29 August 2002
£38,202
-70.2%over 3 years31 March 1999
£128,000
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
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What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

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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