Garden Cottage, Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS
About Garden Cottage
Garden Cottage is a detached house in Cassington, Witney, Witney (OX29 4DS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2026) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Garden Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Garden Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 4DS: £485,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in OX29 4DS
9 Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS
Sold Jul 2022
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Sold May 2022
£485,000The Old Dairy, Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS
Sold Jun 2021
£750,000Cotswold House, Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS
Sold Mar 2021
£485,000Lime Cottage, Bell Lane, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DS
Sold Mar 2021
£750,000
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Versus other Bell Lane homes
On habitable rooms, Garden Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.2 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB