Alma Grove, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
About Alma Grove
Alma Grove is a detached house in Combe, Witney, Witney (OX29 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 335 m² (around 3606 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on oil: heating oil.
At 335 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at Alma Grove
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Alma Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at Alma Grove was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2026ConversionFullIn report
Conversion and repairs to outbuilding to provide additional recreational space with associated works
- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02670/HHD
- Oct 2025OutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness (to allow repair and restoration works to existing domestic outbuilding).
- Agent
- Howard Cole
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02014/CLP
What's in Alma Grove, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Alma Grove has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,334,000
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 8NA: £625,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in OX29 8NA
Fitchetts, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
Sold Sept 2024
£435,0002 Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
Sold Mar 2023
£625,000Rose Cottage, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
Sold Oct 2021
£550,0008 Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
Sold Dec 2020
£700,000Highfield House, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA
Sold Dec 2020
£825,000
Everything we know about Alma Grove, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Park Road homes
Alma Grove outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
335 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
16.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Combe CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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
43.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB