Box Cottage, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
About Box Cottage
Box Cottage is a semi-detached house in South Leigh, Witney, Witney (OX29 6XN). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 81 m² it's 25.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 10 EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Box Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2019ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (Construction of a single storey rear extension)
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00455/CLP
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at Box Cottage
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Box Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£393,000
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 6XN: £655,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OX29 6XN
4 Lymbrook Cottages, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Jun 2025
£460,00076 Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold May 2025
£840,500Stow Cottage, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Aug 2024
£814,0001 Lymbrook Cottages, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Oct 2020
£365,000Thorns, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Jun 2020
£655,000
Everything we know about Box Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Station Road homes
Box Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 115 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
Lymbrook Close — bus stop.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB