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1 planning record
About Heath Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Heath Cottage is a detached house in Finstock, Chipping Norton, Chipping Norton (OX7 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2020. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 58.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £670,000 in January 2025. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Heath Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2023
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Heath Cottage, Witney Road, Finstock, Chipping Norton, OX7 3DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Heath Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Jan 2026OutlineRefuse
Certificate of lawfulness (change of use of detached home office to ancillary residential accommodation)
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Heath Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£695,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2025)
£670,000
Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
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The complete analysis of Heath Cottage, Witney Road, Finstock, Chipping Norton, OX7 3DF
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Versus other Witney Road homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Heath Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,963
Street avg £3,447
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Chipping Norton district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX7 3DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 19 points of interest in total.
Common questions
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