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The Windrush Drive Cottage, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RB

Extendable2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
136 m²
1464 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Windrush Drive Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Windrush Drive Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney (OX29 0RB). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on lpg. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (38 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £485,000 is 24.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£266/sq ft) was about 28.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £390,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Windrush Drive Cottage, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2009
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of detached double garage and workshop with home office above (to allow changes to front elevation and materials).

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    09/0013/P/FP
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2004
    Full
    In report

    Removal of existing two garden sheds and erection of one garden shed,

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    04/2031/P/FP
    View planning record

What's in The Windrush Drive Cottage, Burford Road, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RB's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£485,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£390,000

Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2021Most recent

    £390,000

    +91.2%over 16 years
  2. 23 September 2004

    £204,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 0RB: £500,000 (2021–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Burford Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Windrush Drive Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

42 (E)

Street avg 52 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

136 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Witney district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Downs Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Windrush Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX29 0RB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX29 0RB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX29 0RB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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