Semi-Detached

9 LAPWING CLOSE

BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR

£86,950

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type Name Distance
Bus stop London Road 0.2 miles
Shop The Village Hair & Beauty Salon 0.3 miles
Train station Bicester Village 0.3 miles
Hospital Bicester Community Hospital 0.7 miles
University Vinson Building 9.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

51 m²

EPC rating

C

Year built

England and Wales: 1991-1995

Last sold

£86,950 Dec 1997

Price per m²

£1,705/m²

Local average

£355,065 (32 sales)

Street crime

139 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 18/10/2023

Current heating cost: £759/year

Potential heating cost: £706/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,500

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event Date Price Type % change Today’s value (HPI) Action
Sold 19/12/1997 £86,950 Semi-detached — £403,095 to February 2026 View transaction

Historic listings

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Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address Price Date Type
15 ROBINS WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XJ £372,500 18/12/2023 Semi-detached
94 KINGFISHER WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6YD £375,000 24/07/2023 Semi-detached
45 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR £290,000 28/10/2022 Semi-detached
4 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR £375,000 04/07/2022 Semi-detached
89 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FZ £350,000 01/07/2022 Semi-detached
LANGFORD PARK COTTAGES 3 LONDON ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6HG £285,000 24/03/2022 Semi-detached
49 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY £357,000 21/01/2022 Semi-detached
40 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR £328,000 07/01/2022 Semi-detached
81 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FZ £322,500 20/12/2021 Semi-detached
13 GOLDCREST WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XS £345,000 28/09/2021 Semi-detached
40 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY £311,000 28/06/2021 Semi-detached
8 GOLDCREST WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XL £282,150 21/06/2021 Semi-detached

Area average: £332,763 (12 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 8.2%
10y growth 9.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cherwell. Series: Semi-detached. As of February 2026.

1y (index) 2.1%
5y (index) 17%
10y (index) 27.2%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cherwell. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,160/mo
Realistic £1,289/mo
Optimistic £1,418/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cherwell.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cherwell Valley: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Dunlin Court, OX26 £1,350/mo 2 0.28 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,350/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.55%
Max investor price (0.8%) £168,750
Target investor price (1%) £135,000
Gross yield 18.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 5.4×
Monthly cashflow £848/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 40.3%
  • Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
  • Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
  • Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
  • Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Shoplifting 50
Violence and sexual offences 36
Anti-social behaviour 9
Vehicle crime 8
Burglary 7
Criminal damage and arson 5
Other theft 5
Public order 5
Bicycle theft 3
Drugs 3
Other crime 3
Theft from the person 3
Possession of weapons 1
Robbery 1
Total incidents 139

Within 1 mile during Mar 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name Type Distance Ofsted
Langford Village Community Primary School Primary 0.2 miles Good — 27 Jun 2013
Graven Hill Primary School Primary 0.5 miles — (No rating)
Longfields Primary and Nursery School Primary 0.8 miles Good — 11 Apr 2013
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester Primary 0.9 miles Good — 13 Mar 2013
Brookside Primary School Primary 1.0 miles Good — 1 Jan 2011

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