Chester Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
About Chester Cottage
Chester Cottage is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Leafield, Witney, Witney (OX29 9NP). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft). The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 57 m² it sits well below the postcode median (132 m² across 28 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 13 years ago, in August 2013. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 is 48.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£308/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Chester Cottage has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey front extension. Insertion of three new roof lights in existing roof to provide additional sleeping accommodation at second floor level.
- Agent
- Freeman Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03149/HHD
What's in Chester Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Chester Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 17 years.
£189,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
18 August 2013Most recent
£189,000
+3.3%over 3 years30 March 2010
£183,000
+15.8%over 4 years8 September 2005
£158,000
+21.5%over 3 years1 February 2002
£130,000
+67.7%over 3 years28 June 1998
£77,500
+93.8%over 2 years9 May 1996
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 9NP: £470,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in OX29 9NP
Belmont Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
Sold Mar 2025
£450,0002 Barrow Hill Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
Sold Apr 2024
£295,000Barrow Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
Sold Jan 2024
£571,500Florence Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
Sold Sept 2023
£660,000Morvale, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP
Sold Aug 2023
£470,000
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Versus other The Green homes
Chester Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,316
Street avg £3,599
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 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 Fox — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Leafield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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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
35.9dB