Semi-Detached 4 sales on record

71 MERELAND ROAD

DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX

£350,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Sinodun Road	0.1 miles
Shop	True Mobility	0.5 miles
Train station	Didcot Parkway	0.8 miles
Hospital	Wallingford Community Hospital	4.9 miles
University	Peking University HSBC Business School (Foxcombe Hall UK Campus)	8.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms (EPC estimate)

Bathrooms (EPC)

Floor area

86 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£350,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£4,070/m²

Local average

£362,126 (60 sales)

Street crime

128 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/09/2025

Current heating cost: £796/year

Potential heating cost: £733/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£350,000	Semi-detached	+9.4%	£355,068 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	14/09/2021	£320,000	Semi-detached	+21.2%	£354,768 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	26/09/2014	£264,000	Semi-detached	+164.1%	£393,566 to February 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/01/2000	£99,950	Semi-detached	—	£363,486 to February 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	£350,000
listed	17/09/2025	£370,000
sold	01/01/2021	£320,000
sold	01/01/2014	£264,000
sold	01/01/2005	£187,000
sold	01/01/2000	£99,950

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
74 ABBOTT ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HY	£315,000	13/01/2026	Semi-detached
67 GREEN CLOSE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8TE	£310,000	17/12/2025	Semi-detached
31 ABBOTT ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8JB	£350,000	12/12/2025	Semi-detached
18 GREEN CLOSE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8TA	£267,500	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
4 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT	£383,500	12/11/2025	Semi-detached
36 HARDINGS STRINGS, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SR	£315,000	28/08/2025	Semi-detached
20 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SX	£288,000	14/12/2023	Semi-detached
2 RIDGEWAY ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HG	£260,658	05/12/2023	Semi-detached
153 QUEENSWAY, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SL	£322,500	30/10/2023	Semi-detached
23 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SY	£400,000	03/07/2023	Semi-detached
27 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HW	£495,000	28/06/2023	Semi-detached
57 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AU	£318,000	21/06/2023	Semi-detached
36 NEW ROAD, EAST HAGBOURNE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 9JU	£423,000	21/04/2023	Semi-detached
22 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HN	£358,000	29/03/2023	Semi-detached
6 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SX	£350,000	17/03/2023	Semi-detached
18 MOWBRAY ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SS	£411,050	28/02/2023	Semi-detached
109 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HH	£355,000	20/12/2022	Semi-detached
51B MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AU	£365,000	09/11/2022	Semi-detached
10 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT	£350,000	29/09/2022	Semi-detached
13 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT	£425,000	23/09/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £353,110 (20 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 3.1%

10y growth 16.8%

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

1y (index) 0.6%

5y (index) 16.1%

10y (index) 32.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,242/mo

Realistic £1,380/mo

Optimistic £1,518/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → South Oxfordshire.

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 3-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, St. Andrews Road, OX11	£1,695/mo	3	0.36 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,695/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.48%

Max investor price (0.8%) £211,875

Target investor price (1%) £169,500

Gross yield 5.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 17.2×

Monthly cashflow £122/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 1.4%

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)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	50
Anti-social behaviour	23
Shoplifting	15
Public order	13
Criminal damage and arson	12
Other theft	10
Drugs	2
Burglary	1
Possession of weapons	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	128

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. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Birinus School	Secondary	0.1 miles	Good — 22 Feb 2012
Willowcroft Community School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 27 Apr 2015
Northbourne Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 15 Jul 2015
Hagbourne Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 30 Jun 2015
Manor Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 15 Nov 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
03/09/2023	25/08/2023	5	—

# 71 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX

## Property details

- Slug: `9ad866a` (address key hash: `9ad866a0e8f0dd9b74101ebdf081da2d0ae1f72d`)
- Postcode: OX11 8AX
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms (EPC estimate): 3
- Bathrooms (EPC): 1
- Floor area: 86 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £350,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £4,070/m²
- Local average: £362,126 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 128 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £350,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Current heating cost:** £796/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/4135-2421-8500-0244-4202)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | +9.4% | £355,068 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-813f-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-09-14 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | +21.2% | £354,768 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d707e535-cd5d-0ad9-e053-6b04a8c067cc) |
| Sold | 2014-09-26 | £264,000 | Semi-detached | +164.1% | £393,566 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0352f725-2f82-4e2c-b9ac-02eadd9123e3) |
| Sold | 2000-01-28 | £99,950 | Semi-detached | — | £363,486 (to February 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f4080abf-3027-467c-ba70-47b8b9b07c3d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 71 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX | £350,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 71 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX | £320,000 | 14/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 71 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX | £264,000 | 26/09/2014 | Semi-detached |
| 71 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AX | £99,950 | 28/01/2000 | 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: [167105207](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/82286d1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £350,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-17 | £370,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £320,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £264,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £187,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £99,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 ABBOTT ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HY | £315,000 | 13/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 67 GREEN CLOSE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8TE | £310,000 | 17/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 31 ABBOTT ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8JB | £350,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 18 GREEN CLOSE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8TA | £267,500 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 4 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT | £383,500 | 12/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 36 HARDINGS STRINGS, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SR | £315,000 | 28/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 20 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SX | £288,000 | 14/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 RIDGEWAY ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HG | £260,658 | 05/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 153 QUEENSWAY, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SL | £322,500 | 30/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 23 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SY | £400,000 | 03/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 27 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HW | £495,000 | 28/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 57 MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AU | £318,000 | 21/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 36 NEW ROAD, EAST HAGBOURNE, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 9JU | £423,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 22 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HN | £358,000 | 29/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 GREEN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SX | £350,000 | 17/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 MOWBRAY ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8SS | £411,050 | 28/02/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 109 SINODUN ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HH | £355,000 | 20/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 51B MERELAND ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8AU | £365,000 | 09/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT | £350,000 | 29/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 13 RICHMERE ROAD, DIDCOT, SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE, OXFORDSHIRE, OX11 8HT | £425,000 | 23/09/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £353,110 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 3.1%
- **10y growth:** 16.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 0.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,242/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,380/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,518/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area, preferring 3-bedroom lets (EPC estimate for this property). Listings without a bedroom count may still appear — check the Beds column. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, St. Andrews Road, OX11 | £1,695/mo | 3 | 0.36 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,695/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £211,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £169,500

*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 £1,695/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £122/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.4%

*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 | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 23 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **128** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Birinus School | Secondary | 0.1 miles | Good — 22 Feb 2012 |
| Willowcroft Community School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 27 Apr 2015 |
| Northbourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 15 Jul 2015 |
| Hagbourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 30 Jun 2015 |
| Manor Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #15922092
- **Address:** 71 Mereland Road, DIDCOT, OX11 8AX
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/09/2023
- **Work Completed:** 25/08/2023
- **Items:** 5 window(s)