1 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
About 1 Orchard Close
1 Orchard Close is a detached house in Combe, Witney, Witney (OX29 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 944 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 6 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £655,000 is 38.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Know exactly what you're buying at 1 Orchard Close
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
1 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2026ConditionsIn report
Variation of condition 02 (approved plans) relating to 23/00865/HHD to allow for alterations to approved materials and fenestration (part retrospective)
- Agent
- Oxford Architectural Design
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 26/00971/S73
- May 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey
Replacement two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Agent
- Oxford Architectural Design Ltd
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00865/HHD
What's in 1 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Orchard Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£655,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£473,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 October 2010Most recent
£473,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 8NU: £445,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in OX29 8NU
6 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Dec 2022
£493,5003 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Aug 2017
£420,0007 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Aug 2016
£585,00010 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Mar 2016
£445,0004 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Jun 2014
£400,000
Everything we know about 1 Orchard Close, 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 Orchard Close homes
On price per m², 1 Orchard Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,395
Street avg £3,545
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 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
0.1 km
The Cock Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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
43.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB