3 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
About 3 Orchard Close
3 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Combe, Witney, Witney (OX29 8NU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £503,000 is 19.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (August 2017). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
3 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Orchard Close has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions
- Agent
- AH Projects
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00995/HHD
What's in 3 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
3 Orchard Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£503,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£420,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2017Most recent
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 8NU: £473,000 (2022–2010).
Nearby sales in OX29 8NU
6 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Dec 2022
£493,5007 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
£400,0001 Orchard Close, Combe, Witney, OX29 8NU
Sold Oct 2010
£473,000
Everything we know about 3 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
Habitable Rooms for 3 Orchard Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,784
Street avg £3,813
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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