Church Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
About Church Cottage
Church Cottage is a detached house in Wytham, Oxford, Oxford (OX2 8QA). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in January 2013 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 56), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Energy performance
Church Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Church Cottage, Wytham, Oxford, OX2 8QA
- Apr 2025RenovationFullOutcome in report
Extend chimney by 300mm, new 900mm chimney pot and new flue liner to replace existing non-compliant liner.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- P25/V0342/HH
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationApr 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Church Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£701,000
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.
Versus the street
Church Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
23 (F)
Street avg 41 (E)
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
White Hart — bus stop.
Closest school
2.4 km
Wolvercote Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB