55 Boswell Road, Oxford, OX4 3HW
About 55 Boswell Road
55 Boswell Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oxford (OX4 3HW). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold September 2020 for £338,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £384,000 is 13.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 108.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
55 Boswell Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
94applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 55 Boswell Road
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
55 Boswell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£384,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 24 years.
£338,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 September 2020Most recent
£338,000
+40.8%over 7 years4 April 2013
£240,000
+14.3%over 1 year16 June 2011
£210,000
+227.1%over 14 years24 December 1996
£64,200
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX4 3HW: £380,000 (2022–2019).
Everything we know about 55 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
On floor area, 55 Boswell Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,281
Street avg £3,298
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB