8 Wykham Gardens, OX16 9LF

Detached house409 m²EPC DBand GFreehold

8 Wykham Gardens, in OX16, is a freehold detached house on Wykham Gardens. It last sold for £700,000 in 2016 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 233% on its first recorded sale of £210,000 in 1996.

EPC DCouncil tax GGigabit broadband 89%

What this home is

The physical record — from its EPC assessments, HM Land Registry and the VOA.

Property type
Detached house
Detached
Floor area
409 m²
4,402 sq ft
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Tenure
Freehold
CO₂
15 t/yr
current estimate

EPC data © Crown copyright; bedrooms are the register's estimate, not a survey. Tenure from HM Land Registry.

What is it worth now?

An indicative projection from its own sale record — the report's valuation prices it against individual comparable sales.

Indicatively £1,093,000£1,595,000 today, projected from its 2016 sale.

Indicative value
£1,093,000£1,595,000
Carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own compounded growth — 6.4%/yr across 3 recorded sales. It can't see condition or improvements.
Last sold (2016)
£700,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year across 3 sales.
Sold 2016 · £700k£1.59m£1.09m2026

From the 2016 sale, the indicative range widens as time passes — the cone is that growing uncertainty, not a forecast.

OX16 £/m² (recent sales)£3,285this home £1,711 at its last sale
The local market
Official house price index (UK HPI)

Across Cherwell, the official average home value is £355,683+3% in a year, +18% over five.

Detached£575,318
Semi-detached£355,005
Terraced£292,588
Flat / maisonette£170,606

Covers the whole Cherwell area, not this postcode.

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The precise, comparables-based valuation

A point estimate with likely and wide ranges, built from individual comparable sales nearby — each listed with address, date, size and adjusted price.

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Comparable sales analysed
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Point estimate
Likely range (p50) & wide range (p80)
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Indicative range projected from HM Land Registry sold prices; not a formal valuation, survey or appraisal.

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Sale history

Every transaction HM Land Registry records for 8 Wykham Gardens, newest first.

3 recorded sales since 1996, up 233% from first to latest.

£250k£500k£750k199620022008201420202026£283k+83%+82%Sold 2016: £700,000£700kSold 2002: £385,000£385kSold 1996: £210,000£210k
£250k£500k£750k201520212026£283kSold 2016: £700,000£700k
OX16 yearly medianThis home's recorded sales

This home's recorded sales joined up, with the change between each — against OX16's yearly median.

Energy certificate 22 May 2023
Rated EPC C · 328 m² recorded
Recorded at this certificate — so at some point since the previous one in 4 Jun 2015:
Efficiency
EPC improved from D to C
5 Feb 2016Most recent
£700,000+82%
Detached house · Freehold · +4.6%/yr since the previous sale
Floor area fell 409→328 m² (-81 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
Energy certificate 4 Jun 2015
Rated EPC D · 409 m² recorded
8 Nov 2002
£385,000+83%
Detached house · Freehold · +10.3%/yr since the previous sale
23 Aug 1996
£210,000
Detached house · Freehold
Built 1983-1990
Property built
1983–1999
What a home of this era typically means
  • Insulated cavity walls and double glazing become the norm, so thermal performance is markedly better than pre-war stock.

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data; sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

Energy & running costs

What 8 Wykham Gardens's Energy Performance Certificates say about efficiency, cost and construction.

EPC band D (66/100) — improvable to C
Heating, hot water and lighting estimated at about £3,071 a year. The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home.
Worth checking
!The certificate expired in 2025 — the seller needs a new EPC to market the home, and the property may have changed since the assessment.
A92+
B81–91
C69–80
Potential · 71
D55–68
This home · 66
E39–54
F21–38
G1–20
CO₂ emissions
15 t/yr
current estimate
Built
1983-1990
EPC construction age band
Built form
Detached
Running cost
£3,071/yr
heating + hot water + lighting
Certificate
4 Jun 2015
lodgement date
Between its certificates
RatingDC66Improved
22 May 2023Floor area fell 409→328 m² (-81 m²) — possibly split, reconfigured or re-measured
22 May 2023EPC improved from D to C
Heat pump?Good candidate
Built 1983-1990 — modern enough building regs that the fabric should suit a heat pump's lower flow temperatures.
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The construction detail, element by element

Every fabric element as the assessor described it — walls, roof, floor, windows, hot water and heating construction with its efficiency rating — plus glazing detail and itemised running costs.

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Wall construction & insulation, as assessed
Roof & floor construction, as assessed
Windows & glazing detail
Heating & hot-water systems, with efficiency ratings
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EPC data © Crown copyright, from the domestic EPC register. Certificates describe the home as assessed on their date.

The practical file

The running costs and everyday infrastructure a viewing can't show you.

Council tax band G (≈£4,305/yr) · gigabit broadband reaches 89% of premises.

Council tax
Band G
£4,305/yr · Cherwell
Gigabit broadband
89%
of premises here
Top speed
0 Mbps
median 0 Mbps
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Every amenity, counted and priced

The full amenity list by category with names and distances — supermarkets to GPs to gyms — plus parks with sizes and every connectivity measure in full.

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Parks & green spaces with sizes
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VOA council-tax band with the authority's current rates; Ofcom broadband coverage; amenities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); EV charging from the National Chargepoint Registry; hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency.

The neighbourhood

Who lives here and how the area ranks — the Cherwell 006C neighbourhood, from the Census and the Indices of Deprivation.

IMD decile 7/10less deprived than most of England; household income about 5% below the national average; shared/rented housing low.

7/10Less deprived than most of England
1 · most deprived10 · least deprived

In plain terms: housing & access and living environment score well.

Breakdown by domain
Income6/10
Employment6/10
Education & skills6/10
Health6/10
Crime6/10
Housing & access9/10
Living environment9/10

ONS Census 2021 and the English Indices of Deprivation, at neighbourhood (LSOA/MSOA) level — the immediate pocket, not the whole postcode district.

The street and the area

Where 8 Wykham Gardens sits in its local market.

OX16 median
£280,000
last 8 years
OX16 £/m²
£3,285
last 8 years

8 Wykham Gardens: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC, VOA, Police.uk, DfE and Environment Agency records.

When did 8 Wykham Gardens last sell, and for how much?

8 Wykham Gardens last sold for £700,000 on 5 Feb 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 8 Wykham Gardens been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 8 Wykham Gardens between 1996 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 8 Wykham Gardens?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 409 m² of floor area.

What council tax band is 8 Wykham Gardens?

8 Wykham Gardens is in council tax band G, costing about £4,305 a year (Cherwell).

How energy efficient is 8 Wykham Gardens?

Its most recent EPC rates it D (score 66). Its recommended improvements would take it to C.

What is 8 Wykham Gardens worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 6.4% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £1,093,000–£1,595,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

How fast is broadband at 8 Wykham Gardens?

Top available download speed is around 0 Mbps. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 89% of premises in this postcode. (Source: Ofcom)

Other homes at OX16 9LF

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Wykham Gardens.

HM Land Registry last recorded sale per address; unsold homes show no price.

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The data behind this dossier
HM Land RegistryEPC RegisterValuation Office AgencyPolice.ukDfE & OfstedEnvironment AgencyDEFRAUKHSA & BGSCoal AuthorityOfcomNaPTANOpenStreetMap

Contains public-sector data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where applicable. Amenity data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded data and are not a survey or valuation of this home; the indicative range is a projection, not an appraisal. marks detail included in the £5 report.