Lilac Cottage, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
About Lilac Cottage
Lilac Cottage is a semi-detached house in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney (OX29 0RN). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 212 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 20.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£300/sq ft) was about 24.6% below the postcode norm. Sold April 2020 for £685,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Lilac Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lilac Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£824,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£685,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 April 2020Most recent
£685,000
19 July 2016
£685,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 0RN: £875,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in OX29 0RN
Deep Thatch, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
Sold Jun 2025
£875,000Garden Cottage, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
Sold Feb 2025
£545,000Bridge Cottage, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
Sold Apr 2021
£745,000Manor House, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
Sold May 2020
£1,530,000Causeway Cottage, Old Minster Lovell, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RN
Sold Oct 2018
£910,000
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Versus other Old Minster Lovell homes
Lilac Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,231
Street avg £7,567
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
The White Hart — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB