Old Post Office Cottage, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
About Old Post Office Cottage
Old Post Office Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Hailey, Witney, Witney (OX29 9UB). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 179 m² the property is well over the postcode median (104 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 21.4% above the 2020 sale price. Last sale on file: £440,000 in July 2020.
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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
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Old Post Office Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Old Post Office Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£440,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 2020Most recent
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 9UB: £960,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in OX29 9UB
Belbroughton House, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
Sold Jun 2025
£1,300,0001 Middletown Cottages, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
Sold Aug 2024
£525,000The Sycamores, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
Sold Jun 2024
£1,437,500Gloucester House, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
Sold Jan 2023
£960,000White Cottage, Middletown, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UB
Sold Aug 2022
£565,000
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Versus other Middletown homes
Old Post Office Cottage is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,458
Street avg £4,030
Floor Area
179 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
0.0 km
Church Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Hailey Church of England Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB