# 68 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ

## Property details

- Slug: `b354680` (address key hash: `b354680d965a94df016745716aff3d8dddb4a81f`)
- Postcode: OX26 2EJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 99 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £370,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £3,737/m²
- Local average: £354,410 (38 sales)
- Street crime: 230 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £370,000
- Date: 2026-02-11
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 11/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £835/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £6,900

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- D (£150 - £250)
- U2 (£500 - £5,000)
- U1 (£500 - £5,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/5220-9088-0730-2103-1573)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-11 | £370,000 | Semi-detached | +13.8% | £380,278 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-90f9-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2016-11-25 | £325,000 | Semi-detached | — | £413,636 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/453d27a3-699c-ef91-e050-a8c0630574d7) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 68 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ | £370,000 | 11/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 68 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ | £325,000 | 25/11/2016 | 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: [165705533](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/08635c1)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £370,000 |
| listed | 2025-08-13 | £375,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £325,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 87 LEACH ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2JT | £282,500 | 30/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 35 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EL | £303,000 | 29/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 37 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EL | £285,000 | 19/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 41A GEORGE STREET, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2ED | £290,000 | 21/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 MACAULAY CLOSE, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2XB | £430,255 | 07/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 53 GEORGE STREET, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2ED | £355,000 | 16/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 65 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EL | £360,000 | 25/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 75 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EL | £275,000 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 26 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ | £363,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 20 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ | £332,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 58 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EJ | £279,950 | 11/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 129 LEACH ROAD, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2JT | £270,500 | 27/07/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 39 ORCHARD WAY, BICESTER, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX26 2EL | £265,000 | 27/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £314,708 (13 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 16.4%
- **10y growth:** 10.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.7%
- **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 in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Bicester, OX26 | £1,375/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,375/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.37% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £171,875
- **Target investor price (1%):** £137,500

*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 £1,375/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 22.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-245/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.7%

*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 | 79 |
| Shoplifting | 55 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Public order | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **230** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| King's Meadow Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 26 Jun 2015 |
| The Bicester School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 Apr 2024 |
| Brookside Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 1 Jan 2011 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 13 Mar 2013 |
| Bure Park Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 24 Jan 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #11529037
- **Address:** 68 Orchard Way, BICESTER, OX26 2EJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 28/03/2016
- **Work Completed:** 19/02/2016
- **Items:** 13 window(s), 1 door(s)