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The Cottage, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Cottage is a detached house in Combe, Witney, Witney (OX29 8NA). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 100), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 23.8% below the 2020 sale of £650,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£525/sq ft) was about 56% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2020 at £650,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2005
    Full
    In report

    Alterations to include insertion of dormer windows to front.

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    04/2455/P/FP
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What's in The Cottage, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£495,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£650,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 January 2020Most recent

    £650,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 8NA: £625,000 (2024–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Park Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,652

Street avg £4,511

On par

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 149 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

8.2 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£500k

1 Church View, Freeland

OX29 8HT

£490k

1 Cockshoot Close, Stonesfield

OX29 8ED

£446k

1 Combe Sawmill Cottages, Combe

OX29 8ET

£438k

1 Becketts Close, Long Hanborough

OX29 8JS

£567k

1 Barretts Close, Stonesfield

OX29 8PW

4 bed2 bath
£415k

1 East End, Combe

OX29 8NF

£415k

1 Evenlode Drive, Long Hanborough

OX29 8DB

£391k

1 Bedford Mews, Long Hanborough

OX29 8GF

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Witney district page.
Full Witney report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX29 8NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX29 8NA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX29 8NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about The Cottage, Park Road, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.