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Blenheim Cottage, Poffley End, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UW

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
258 m²
2775 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Blenheim Cottage

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

Blenheim Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Hailey, Witney, Witney (OX29 9UW). It has a recorded floor area of 258 m² (around 2775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a C (score 72). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in December 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 258 m² the property is well over the postcode median (191 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £873,000 is 36.4% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£231/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
Energy

Energy performance

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

Blenheim Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Blenheim Cottage, Poffley End, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2021
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of a detached garden room

    Agent
    Oxford Architectural Design Ltd
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21/03617/HHD
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What's in Blenheim Cottage, Poffley End, Hailey, Witney, OX29 9UW'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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.

Current estimate

£873,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.8% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2009)

£640,000

Growth on file: 17.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2009Most recent

    £640,000

    +113.3%over 4 years
  2. 28 April 2005

    £300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX29 9UW: £1,060,000 (2021–2011).

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On the street

Versus other Poffley End homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Blenheim Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,483

Street avg £4,900

Below

Floor Area

258 m²

Street avg 273 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 9 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 14.6 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

0.5 km

Church Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Hailey Church of England Primary School. 8 schools 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 9UW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX29 9UW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX29 9UW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.1dB

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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