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

## Property details

- Slug: `a6eda3a` (address key hash: `a6eda3abdb1d5b0e88e05701f47b7ad12f112756`)
- Postcode: OX26 6XR
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 46 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1991-1995
- Last sold: £54,000 May 1998
- Price per m²: £1,174/m²
- Local average: £295,551 (43 sales)
- Street crime: 170 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £54,000
- Date: 1998-05-29
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 15/10/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £513/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9068-3942-7200-5594-9200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 1998-05-29 | £54,000 | Terraced | +18.7% | £252,818 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f65db63a-4f74-4e87-b2ae-6f7e726d3a8a) |
| Sold | 1995-08-14 | £45,500 | Terraced | — | £277,308 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/fc5159d8-3f3c-4c40-946f-c06b74b7ceae) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 26 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £54,000 | 29/05/1998 | Terraced |
| 26 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £45,500 | 14/08/1995 | 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 |
| 30 GOLDCREST WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XL | £355,000 | 15/08/2025 | 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 |
| 67 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £313,000 | 21/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 41 LAPWING CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 6XR | £225,000 | 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 |

**Area average:** £297,988 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -1.4%
- **10y growth:** 0.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 3.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 18.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.5%

## 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 Semi-Detached House, Flanders Close, OX26 | £1,600/mo | 2 | 0.21 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Dunlin Court, OX26 | £1,350/mo | 2 | 0.28 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, London Road, OX26 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, St. Catherines House, OX25 | £1,500/mo | 2 | 0.45 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Hull Lane, OX25 | £1,625/mo | 2 | 0.5 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,555/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 2.96% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £200,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £160,000

*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 £1,600/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 35.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 2.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,202/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 92.1%

*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 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #12103140
- **Address:** 26 Lapwing Close, BICESTER, OX26 6XR
- **Certificate Issued:** 19/12/2016
- **Work Completed:** 03/11/2016
- **Items:** 4 window(s), 2 door(s)