49 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
About 49 The Manor House
49 The Manor House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 72 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (72–85 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£387/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £300,000 in June 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
- Bedrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 49 The Manor House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jun 2005Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell Poplar tree and prune Norway Maple tree referenced on the Oxford City Council - Oxford Road (No.1) TPO, 1997 at the The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Hollow Way.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00913/TPO
- Aug 2004Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune maple (Acer sp) referenced T5 on the Oxford City Council Oxford Road (No 1) TPO, 1997 at The Manor House,(nuffield Court) Bennett Crescent, Oxford
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 04/01617/TPO
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 49 The Manor House
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£318,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 June 2021Most recent
£300,000
+59.2%over 17 years11 August 2003
£188,500
+97.6%over 4 years2 November 1998
£95,400
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 49 The Manor 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
EPC Rating for 49 The Manor House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,167
Street avg £3,037
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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