Lavender Cottage, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN

Lavender Cottage is a semi-detached house in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney (OX29 0RN). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since December 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 sits 56.3% above the 2007 sale of £336,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused.