38 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
About 38 Bennett Crescent
38 Bennett Crescent is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cowley, Oxford, Oxford (OX4 2UN). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 64 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–70 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2010.
Sold October 2021 for £335,000. Across the public record there are 5 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. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 77.2% 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
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
38 Bennett Crescent 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
Latest sale on 38 Bennett Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 23 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
20 October 2021Most recent
£335,000
+9.8%over 4 years27 July 2017
£305,000
+35.6%over 3 years17 October 2013
£225,000
5 November 2007
£225,000
+127.3%over 8 years26 March 1999
£99,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 2UN: £295,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OX4 2UN
16 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
Sold Feb 2025
£288,0008 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
Sold Jan 2025
£295,00048 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
Sold Jun 2024
£320,00042 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
Sold Mar 2023
£295,00064 Bennett Crescent, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2UN
Sold Sept 2022
£318,000
Everything we know about 38 Bennett Crescent, 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
38 Bennett Crescent outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,234
Street avg £3,640
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 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
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB