What kind of home is The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS?

The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS is a detached house.

What did The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS sell for?

The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS last sold for £825,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 7 sales on record going back to £147,460 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS changed over time?

Across 7 sales between October 1996 and March 2022, The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS rose from £147,460 to £825,000, a change of £677,540. That works out to roughly +7% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS have?

The current EPC rating for The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in May 2009. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS?

The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,085 sq ft). That makes it about 36% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OX29 0RS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS use?

The latest EPC at The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS in?

The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS sits in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney. It falls within the OX29 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS in a safe area?

Police records around The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 56% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS?

The closest primary school to The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS is St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School (648m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS?

The closest bus stop to The Cottage, Little Minster, OX29 0RS is The White Hart, 352m away. In total there are 24 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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The Cottage, Little Minster, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RS

7 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

101 m²

1085 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Minster Lovell, Witney, Witney (OX29 0RS). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1085 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2009) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 101 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£761/sq ft) was about 149.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £825,000 in March 2022. 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 May 2019

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Little Minster, Minster Lovell, Witney, OX29 0RS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for The Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£814,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£825,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

7 March 2022Most recent
£825,000
+28.9%over 7 years
28 August 2014
£640,000
+58.0%over 4 years
17 December 2009
£405,000
+3.8%over 3 years
14 March 2006
£390,000
+6.8%over 2 years
5 December 2003
£365,000
+29.4%over 3 years
13 July 2000
£282,000
+91.2%over 3 years
6 October 1996
£147,460

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 0RS: £940,000 (2022–2012).

Nearby sales in OX29 0RS

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On the street

Versus other Little Minster homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Cottage stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£8,187

Street avg £3,847

Strongly above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 201 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 11.6 t/year

Below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Witney report

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

0.4 km

The White Hart — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Kenelm's Church of England (VC) School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX29 0RS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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