# 8 CORNCRAKE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6UE

## Property details

- Slug: `69ebe18` (address key hash: `69ebe18da8551937adf15de420f90257f3363457`)
- Postcode: OX26 6UE
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 4
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 98 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £482,500 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,923/m²
- Local average: £495,775 (40 sales)
- Street crime: 186 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £482,500
- Date: 2026-04-24
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 11/01/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £519/year

### Recommendations
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8533-7429-4830-0932-2996)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-24 | £482,500 | Detached | +28% | £488,199 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-500d-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2017-06-30 | £377,000 | Detached | +123.1% | £463,030 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/55bdcae6-5b7f-521d-e053-6b04a8c0dd7a) |
| Sold | 2000-11-17 | £168,950 | Detached | — | £515,373 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2cf3769e-11b6-4d32-9dde-d8b530c9dffa) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 CORNCRAKE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6UE | £482,500 | 24/04/2026 | Detached |
| 8 CORNCRAKE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6UE | £377,000 | 30/06/2017 | Detached |
| 8 CORNCRAKE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6UE | £168,950 | 17/11/2000 | Detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [170075876](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/259cc65)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £482,500 |
| listed | 2025-12-06 | £490,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £377,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £168,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 1 GOLDFINCH CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6EN | £510,000 | 16/12/2025 | Detached |
| 9 JUBILEE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6PN | £400,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 11 CORNCRAKE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6UF | £450,000 | 21/11/2025 | Detached |
| 6 JUBILEE WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6PN | £359,000 | 18/12/2023 | Detached |
| 20 DUNNOCK CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6WZ | £500,000 | 15/12/2022 | Detached |
| 1 DUNNOCK CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6WZ | £350,000 | 28/06/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £428,167 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 4.9%
- **10y growth:** 21%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cherwell; Detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,174/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,304/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,434/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Hasaj Home Victoria Road, OX26 | £1,200/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Hasaj Home Victoria Road, OX26 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,225/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.25% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £153,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £122,500

*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 £1,225/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 32.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-823/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -7.1%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| Shoplifting | 74 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 48 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **186** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 | 0.4 miles | Good — 27 Jun 2013 |
| Longfields Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Apr 2013 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2013 |
| Brookside Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 1 Jan 2011 |
| The Cooper School | Secondary | 0.8 miles | Requires improvement — 30 Jan 2023 |