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

## Property details

- Slug: `70fcbe7` (address key hash: `70fcbe7a6a4bbf10c935243c763688491e532d1c`)
- Postcode: OX26 6XR
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Last sold: £301,000 Jun 2017
- Local average: £355,845 (35 sales)
- Street crime: 170 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £301,000
- Date: 2017-06-16
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2017-06-16 | £301,000 | Semi-detached | +144.7% | £371,888 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/55bdcae6-5afd-521d-e053-6b04a8c0dd7a) |
| Sold | 2000-11-17 | £123,000 | Semi-detached | — | £402,010 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/dcf0f2da-07a8-41ca-9da0-1bf59d207b3f) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 6 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £301,000 | 16/06/2017 | Semi-detached |
| 6 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £123,000 | 17/11/2000 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 14.7%
- **10y growth:** 20.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.7%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 27.4%

## 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 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.45% (weak for cashflow)
- **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:** 5.4%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 18.6×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £5/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 0.1%

*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 | 51 |
| Shoplifting | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Bicycle theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **170** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |