Stow Cottage, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
About Stow Cottage
Stow Cottage is a detached house in South Leigh, Witney, Witney (OX29 6XN). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£548/sq ft) was about 146.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £814,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Stow Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2024PorchFullIn report
Erection of orangery and replacement porch
- Agent
- Mitre Oak
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/00198/HHD
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Stow Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£812,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 11 years.
£814,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
6 August 2024Most recent
£814,000
+84.0%over 10 years14 August 2013
£442,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 6XN: £460,000 (2025–2018).
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
£840,5001 Lymbrook Cottages, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Oct 2020
£365,000Thorns, Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Jun 2020
£655,00075 Station Road, South Leigh, Witney, OX29 6XN
Sold Jun 2018
£450,000
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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
Price per m² for Stow Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,899
Street avg £3,870
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.7dB