3 Boswell Road, Oxford, OX4 3HW

3 Boswell Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Oxford (OX4 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in November 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87).

Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £428,000 sits 205.7% above the 2001 sale of £140,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 18.5% below the postcode norm. At 65 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 25 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.