Semi-Detached

32 SPRING LANE

WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5QN

£535,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View OX49 5QN

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Drapes Design Co	0.1 miles
Bus stop	Shirburn Street Church	0.1 miles
Train station	Chinnor	5.6 miles
Hospital	The Paddocks Hospital	9.6 miles
University	Buckinghamshire New University (Wycombe Campus)	10.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£535,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,693/m²

Local average

£501,667 (3 sales)

Street crime

7 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 19/05/2025

Expiry date: 18/05/2035

Current heating cost: £863/year

Potential heating cost: £823/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £14,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
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	06/02/2026	£535,000	Semi-detached	—	£533,968 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£535,000
listed	23/05/2025	£539,000
sold	01/01/1997	£119,750

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
14 SPRINGFIELD CLOSE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5RF	£520,000	16/01/2026	Semi-detached
3 SPRING LANE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5QL	£650,000	02/08/2022	Semi-detached
5 SPRINGFIELD CLOSE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5RF	£400,000	25/03/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £523,333 (3 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -15%

10y growth 53.4%

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

1y (index) 2.8%

5y (index) 14.7%

10y (index) 30.8%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,243/mo

Realistic £1,381/mo

Optimistic £1,519/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Oxfordshire.

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £172,625

Target investor price (1%) £138,100

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	5
Criminal damage and arson	1
Other theft	1
Total incidents	7

Within 1 mile during May 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
Icknield Community College	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 20 Apr 2015
Watlington Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Lewknor Church of England Primary School	Primary	2.6 miles	Good — 3 Jul 2012
Ewelme CofE Primary School	Primary	3.4 miles	Good — 3 Nov 2012
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School	Primary	4.0 miles	Good — 6 Mar 2017

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
13/04/2022	21/03/2022	12	3
07/12/2004	05/11/2004	—	1

# 32 SPRING LANE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5QN

## Property details

- Slug: `37c443d` (address key hash: `37c443d8da73b0931ad90d0956c3ebbc56a2cbe6`)
- Postcode: OX49 5QN
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 114 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £535,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,693/m²
- Local average: £501,667 (3 sales)
- Street crime: 7 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £535,000
- Date: 2026-02-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 18/05/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £863/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0952-1212-8405-8187-0500)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-06 | £535,000 | Semi-detached | — | £533,968 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-813b-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 32 SPRING LANE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5QN | £535,000 | 06/02/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [162353930](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/882f62a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £535,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-23 | £539,000 |
| sold | 1997-01-01 | £119,750 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 14 SPRINGFIELD CLOSE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5RF | £520,000 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SPRING LANE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5QL | £650,000 | 02/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SPRINGFIELD CLOSE, WATLINGTON, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX49 5RF | £400,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £523,333 (3 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -15%
- **10y growth:** 53.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for South Oxfordshire; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 14.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (South Oxfordshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,243/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,381/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,519/mo

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £172,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £138,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **7** |

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

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Icknield Community College | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Apr 2015 |
| Watlington Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Lewknor Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.6 miles | Good — 3 Jul 2012 |
| Ewelme CofE Primary School | Primary | 3.4 miles | Good — 3 Nov 2012 |
| Aston Rowant Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.0 miles | Good — 6 Mar 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 2 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15143106
- **Address:** 32 Spring Lane, WATLINGTON, OX49 5QN
- **Certificate Issued:** 13/04/2022
- **Work Completed:** 21/03/2022
- **Items:** 12 window(s), 3 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #2291170
- **Address:** 32 Spring Lane, WATLINGTON, OX49 5QN
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/12/2004
- **Work Completed:** 05/11/2004
- **Items:** 1 door(s)