Silver Birches, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
About Silver Birches
Silver Birches is a detached house in Cassington, Witney, Witney (OX29 4DY). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 97 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 15 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Silver Birches sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Feb 2024PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension, open front entrance porch and raising of existing flat roof, 3no. rear dormer windows, rooflight to front elevation, partial re-cladding of front elevation, alterations to windows and removal of chimney (amended).
- Agent
- Oxford Architectural Design Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00045/HHD
- Dec 2023OutlineIn report
Certificate of Lawfulness (Alterations to existing window openings, new window opening, replacement of external timber cladding, construction of 3no. dormer windows to rear elevation, removal of brick chimney, and addition of rooflight to front elevation (amended)
- Agent
- Mr A Reedman
RetrospectiveNew Windows- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02957/CLP
What's in Silver Birches, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Silver Birches has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£472,000
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 4DY: £570,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in OX29 4DY
5 Barrow Court, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
Sold Aug 2023
£425,000Foxwell End, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
Sold Nov 2022
£700,000Yew Tree House, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
Sold Aug 2013
£1,200,000Elmore, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
Sold Feb 2013
£410,000The Elms, Yarnton Road, Cassington, Witney, OX29 4DY
Sold Sept 1995
£295,000
Everything we know about Silver Birches, in one report
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Versus other Yarnton Road homes
EPC Rating for Silver Birches lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.3 km
Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary School, Cassington. 3 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.4dB