Bell Cottage, Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS

Bell Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Cassington, Witney, Witney (OX29 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Across 2012–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £866,000 is 17.8% above the 2016 sale price.