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Chester Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
57 m²
614 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Chester Cottage

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

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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 May 2022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

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Chester Cottage, The Green, Leafield, Witney, OX29 9NP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Chester Cottage has an approved single-storey front extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2018
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Chester Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£281,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£189,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 August 2013Most recent

    £189,000

    +3.3%over 3 years
  2. 30 March 2010

    £183,000

    +15.8%over 4 years
  3. 8 September 2005

    £158,000

    +21.5%over 3 years
  4. 1 February 2002

    £130,000

    +67.7%over 3 years
  5. 28 June 1998

    £77,500

    +93.8%over 2 years
  6. 9 May 1996

    £40,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 9NP: £470,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Chester Cottage outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,316

Street avg £3,599

On par

Floor Area

57 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above
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.

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.

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 9NP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX29 9NP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX29 9NP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

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

Common questions

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