39 Boswell Road, Oxford, OX4 3HW
About 39 Boswell Road
39 Boswell Road is an end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
39 Boswell Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2012AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment to planning permission 11/03271/FUL, to increase the height of the wet-room roof.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02371/NMA
- Nov 2011ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/02371/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 39 Boswell Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
39 Boswell Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£424,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3HW: £380,000 (2022–2020).
Everything we know about 39 Boswell Road, 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
Versus other Boswell Road homes
39 Boswell Road outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Barns Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB