Semi-Detached

25 HAMPDEN CLOSE

BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4UG

£415,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Bristol Road	0.0 miles
Shop	The Laundry Basket	0.2 miles
Train station	Bicester North	0.4 miles
University	Vinson Building	8.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

124 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£415,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£3,347/m²

Local average

£354,877 (40 sales)

Street crime

157 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 23/09/2025

Expiry date: 22/09/2035

Current heating cost: £1,033/year

Potential heating cost: £962/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £7,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	06/03/2026	£415,000	Semi-detached	—	£424,774 to May 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	£415,000
listed	25/09/2025	£425,000

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
12 HAMPDEN CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4UG	£390,000	29/01/2026	Semi-detached
52 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH	£412,000	16/12/2025	Semi-detached
1 BISLEY CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XF	£322,500	18/12/2024	Semi-detached
7 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XR	£306,500	08/12/2023	Semi-detached
51 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH	£332,500	13/10/2023	Semi-detached
15 WELLINGTON CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TQ	£400,000	25/08/2023	Semi-detached
21 LYSANDER CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TJ	£272,000	18/11/2022	Semi-detached
31 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XP	£270,000	14/10/2022	Semi-detached
15 LYSANDER CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TJ	£360,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
11 BISLEY CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XF	£370,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached
4 BEAUFORT CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XN	£320,000	22/07/2022	Semi-detached
36 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XP	£345,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
2 HALIFAX ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TG	£370,000	03/12/2021	Semi-detached
8 WELLINGTON CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TQ	£360,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
66 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH	£320,000	09/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £343,367 (15 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Maple Road, Bicester, OX26	£475,000	3	Semi-detached	0.37 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 23%

10y growth 24.4%

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

1y (index) 5.2%

5y (index) 20%

10y (index) 26.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,162/mo

Realistic £1,291/mo

Optimistic £1,420/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cherwell.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, West Terrace, OX27	£1,950/mo	3	0.9 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.47%

Max investor price (0.8%) £243,750

Target investor price (1%) £195,000

Gross yield 5.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.7×

Monthly cashflow £96/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1%

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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~10,879 m² (2.69 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	69
Shoplifting	21
Public order	18
Anti-social behaviour	12
Criminal damage and arson	10
Other theft	10
Burglary	6
Vehicle crime	4
Bicycle theft	3
Drugs	3
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	157

Within 1 mile during Jun 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
The Cooper School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 30 Jan 2023
Glory Farm Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Jul 2017
Bardwell School	Other	0.4 miles	Good — 29 Mar 2014
Longfields Primary and Nursery School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Apr 2013
Southwold Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 3 Mar 2019

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
06/07/2010	22/06/2010	5	1

# 25 HAMPDEN CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4UG

## Property details

- Slug: `4e700a2` (address key hash: `4e700a207f5f59f6b7a24f2474f4a916159eb0f9`)
- Postcode: OX26 4UG
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 124 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £415,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £3,347/m²
- Local average: £354,877 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 157 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £415,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 22/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,033/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £7,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0320-2647-0510-2925-0451)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £415,000 | Semi-detached | — | £424,774 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-8f71-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 HAMPDEN CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4UG | £415,000 | 06/03/2026 | 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: [167407976](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/e246fd4)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £415,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-25 | £425,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 HAMPDEN CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4UG | £390,000 | 29/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 52 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH | £412,000 | 16/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1 BISLEY CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XF | £322,500 | 18/12/2024 | Semi-detached |
| 7 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XR | £306,500 | 08/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH | £332,500 | 13/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 WELLINGTON CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TQ | £400,000 | 25/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 21 LYSANDER CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TJ | £272,000 | 18/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 31 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XP | £270,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 LYSANDER CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TJ | £360,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 BISLEY CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XF | £370,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 4 BEAUFORT CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XN | £320,000 | 22/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 WHITLEY CRESCENT, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4XP | £345,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 HALIFAX ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TG | £370,000 | 03/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 8 WELLINGTON CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TQ | £360,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 66 BRISTOL ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 4TH | £320,000 | 09/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £343,367 (15 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Maple Road, Bicester, OX26](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/03c7024) | £475,000 | 3 | Semi-detached | 0.37 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 23%
- **10y growth:** 24.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cherwell; Semi-detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 5.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 20%
- **10y growth (index):** 26.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,162/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,291/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,420/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cherwell Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 4-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, West Terrace, OX27 | £1,950/mo | 3 | 0.9 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,950/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.47% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £243,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £195,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,950/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £96/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 69 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **157** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Cooper School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 30 Jan 2023 |
| Glory Farm Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Jul 2017 |
| Bardwell School | Other | 0.4 miles | Good — 29 Mar 2014 |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Apr 2013 |
| Southwold Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 3 Mar 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #7483609
- **Address:** 25 Hampden Close, BICESTER, OX26 4UG
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/07/2010
- **Work Completed:** 22/06/2010
- **Items:** 5 window(s), 1 door(s)