51 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
About 51 The Manor House
51 The Manor House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UG). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 85 m² this is the largest 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 (March 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity.
Sold September 2021 for £275,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 24.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
51 The Manor House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
44applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 51 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
51 The Manor House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 23 years.
£275,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2021Most recent
£275,000
+41.0%over 12 years4 August 2009
£195,000
+21.9%over 7 years18 April 2002
£160,000
+64.9%over 3 years18 November 1998
£97,000
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
£400,00049 The Manor House, Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UG
Sold Jun 2021
£300,000
Everything we know about 51 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
51 The Manor House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,235
Street avg £3,078
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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