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Pontefract Road, Bicester

MyStreetCheck free street report: Pontefract Road, Bicester · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/bicester-oxfordshire/pontefract-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for OX26 1AP.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£422,169
26 sales
Price range
£85k – £783k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Jun 2025
OX26 1AP

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At a glance

House prices£422k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkBicester Village station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Pontefract Road, Bicester have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Jun 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £536,613. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 46% detached, 38% semi-detached, 8% flat. Recorded sale prices on Pontefract Road range from £84,600 to £782,500. 89% of homes sold here were freehold and 11% leasehold.

House prices on Pontefract Road compared

OX26 postcode area£369,783
Bicester£399,300
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Pontefract Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all OX26 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £443,757 (7 sales)2016£444k2017: £325,000 (1 sales)2017£325k2018: £312,867 (3 sales)2018£313k2019: £309,250 (4 sales)2019£309k2020: £384,000 (2 sales)2020£384k2021: £574,000 (5 sales)2021£574k2023: £422,167 (3 sales)2023£422k2025: £465,000 (1 sales)2025£465k

Tenure: 89% freehold and 11% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached12£536,61320 Jan 2023
Semi-detached10£390,1456 Jun 2025
Flat2£91,8008 Sep 2023
Terraced2£226,00020 Dec 2019

Sold prices on Pontefract Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
10, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 6 Jun 2025£465,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 17 Nov 2023£385,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 8 Sep 2023£99,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 20 Jan 2023£782,500 DetachedFreehold
49, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 30 Sep 2021£680,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 27 Sep 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 27 Aug 2021£575,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 29 Jun 2021£680,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 11 Mar 2021£585,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 12 Mar 2020£448,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 27 Feb 2020£320,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 20 Dec 2019£290,000 TerracedFreehold
10A, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 11 Oct 2019£425,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 27 Feb 2019£162,000 TerracedLeasehold
31, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 12 Feb 2019£360,000 DetachedFreehold
18, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 28 Nov 2018£84,600 FlatLeasehold
45, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 28 Sep 2018£313,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
10A, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 8 Feb 2018£410,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 22 Jan 2018£444,000 DetachedFreehold
39, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 23 Aug 2017£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10A, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 25 Aug 2016£434,950 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 5 Aug 2016£562,950 Detached New buildFreehold
44, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 31 May 2016£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 27 Apr 2016£499,950 Detached New buildFreehold
23, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 31 Mar 2016£315,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 24 Mar 2016£425,500 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2A, Pontefract Road OX26 1AP 24 Mar 2016£432,950 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
5, Pontefract Road £320,000 (Feb 2020) → £385,000 (Nov 2023) +20%
over 4 yrs
18, Pontefract Road £84,600 (Nov 2018) → £99,000 (Sep 2023) +17%
over 5 yrs
23, Pontefract Road £315,000 (Mar 2016) → £350,000 (Sep 2021) +11%
over 5 yrs
8, Pontefract Road £562,950 (Aug 2016) → £575,000 (Aug 2021) +2%
over 5 yrs
10A, Pontefract Road £434,950 (Aug 2016) → £410,000 (Feb 2018) → £425,000 (Oct 2019) -2%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Pontefract Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Whitelands Academy 565 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Edburg's Church of England (VA) School 598 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Report 0.2 mi
Bruern Abbey School 214 pupils Other independent school 7–17 Report 0.6 mi
Chesterton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 201 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Bicester School 1,176 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bicester 217 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Brookside Primary School 306 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
King's Meadow Primary School 443 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Bicester Village station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Bicester North station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Islip station 5.4 mi · 1 hr 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Kingsmere Centre (N-bound, Whitelands Way) 3 min walk
  • Kingsmere Centre (SE-bound, Whitelands Way) 3 min walk
  • Whitelands Way South (NE-bound, Whitelands Way) 3 min walk
  • Whitelands Way South (SW-bound, Whitelands Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Montgomery House Surgery
    Piggy Lane, Bicester · 0.7 mi
  • Bicester Health Centre
    The Health Centre, Coker Close, Bicester · 0.7 mi
  • Alchester Medical Group
    Langford Medical Practice, 9 Nightingale Place, Bicester · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Kingsmere · 0.1 mi
  • Marks and Spencer Foodhall M&S Bicester Foodhall · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Bicester Express Petrol · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Bicester Superstore · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Famlyandfriends Inv Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 1.0 mi
  • Superdrug Pharmacy · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Bicester Health Centre · 0.7 mi
  • Causeway Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Portman Healthcare Limited (bicester) · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned67.1%62.5%
Private rented12.1%20.3%
Social rented20.9%17.1%
Households604

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1531.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6465.5%64.1%
Aged 65+3.1%18.6%
Residents1,703

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks80%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks84%92%

Share of homes across Cherwell with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Pontefract Road

Ethnic group

HereCherwell
White76.5%88.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.5%6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.9%1.8%
Other ethnic group2.1%1.3%

Religion

HereCherwell
No religion44.5%38.1%
Christian40.6%50.3%
Not answered5.8%6.1%
Muslim4.4%3.2%
Hindu2.5%0.8%
Buddhist1.2%0.6%
Other religion0.5%0.5%
Sikh0.3%0.4%

Country of birth

HereCherwell
Born in the UK76%82.4%
Born outside the UK24%17.6%

Highest qualification

HereCherwell
Level 4 qualifications and above53.8%35.1%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%16.1%
Level 2 qualifications11.5%13.9%
No qualifications7.5%16%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%10.5%
Apprenticeship2.3%5.6%
Other qualifications1.2%2.8%

General health

HereCherwell
Very good health64.3%50.8%
Good health28.1%34.3%
Fair health5.9%11.2%
Bad health1.2%2.9%
Very bad health0.5%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereCherwell
1 car or van in household43%40.5%
2 cars or vans in household39.9%32.6%
No cars or vans in household10.1%14.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household7%12.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Cherwell.

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