# 34 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR

## Property details

- Slug: `5ee151e` (address key hash: `5ee151ef6281991f44daff596c793300667f6075`)
- Postcode: OX26 6XR
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 1
- Floor area: 52 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £68,500 Jun 1998
- Price per m²: £1,317/m²
- Local average: £294,602 (41 sales)
- Street crime: 139 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £68,500
- Date: 1998-06-12
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Current heating cost:** £415/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,170

### Recommendations
- E (£20)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- T2 (£900)
- U (£9,000 - £14,000)
- V (£1,500 - £4,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8867-7824-0900-1655-8902)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 1998-06-12 | £68,500 | Terraced | +24.7% | £302,064 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/29edc4a7-35c2-4c69-806b-389c27e2bd28) |
| Sold | 1995-06-16 | £54,950 | Terraced | — | £327,410 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/cace112b-0fa0-465b-97ea-cda224c2b67f) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 34 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £68,500 | 12/06/1998 | Terraced |
| 34 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £54,950 | 16/06/1995 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 53 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £256,000 | 27/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 31 KINGFISHER WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6YB | £282,000 | 22/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 60 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY | £330,000 | 19/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 12 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY | £340,000 | 16/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 36 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £270,000 | 30/05/2025 | Terraced |
| 92 KINGFISHER WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6YD | £275,000 | 16/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 41 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £225,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 67 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £313,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 12 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY | £310,250 | 20/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 34 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £260,000 | 18/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 130 KINGFISHER WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6YD | £308,500 | 11/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 37 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £291,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 84 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FZ | £415,000 | 29/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £302,000 | 22/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 51 FLANDERS CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6FY | £306,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 53 HAWKSMEAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6ST | £260,000 | 20/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 26 GOLDCREST WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XL | £301,000 | 18/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 63 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £285,000 | 11/11/2021 | Terraced |
| 28 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £275,000 | 22/10/2021 | Terraced |
| 43 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £190,000 | 28/09/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £289,738 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14.3%
- **10y growth:** 11.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cherwell; Terraced series; as of February 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.6%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,160/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,289/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,418/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 1-bedroom EPC estimate). 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.97% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £168,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £135,000

*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 £1,350/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 23.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 4.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £920/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 55.6%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| 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.*

| 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 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #17212967
- **Address:** 34 Lapwing Close, BICESTER, OX26 6XR
- **Certificate Issued:** 22/03/2026
- **Work Completed:** 16/03/2026
- **Items:** 5 window(s)