OX26 6XP

Whimbrel Close, Bicester

Median, last 3 years

£305,000

9 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£285,000

19 Feb 2026

Standard sales

106

since 1995 (+1 additional entry)

OX26 district median

£350,000

519 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Semi-detached median £331,500 (6 sales) · Terraced sold for £220,000 and £267,000 · Detached sold for £423,000

Medians count standard sales only (Price Paid category A). Additional entries (category B) - repossessions, buy-to-lets with an identifiable mortgage, and purchases by companies and other non-private buyers - are listed below but left out.

Median price by year

2012 to 2026. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

The paler 2026 bar covers January to August only, and its latest months are still filling in as sales are registered.

Paler bars rest on fewer than three sales, so they show which homes sold more than how prices moved.

Show the figures

Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2026 (to August) (few sales)	£337,500	2
2025	£331,500	6
2024 (few sales)	£220,000	1
2020 (few sales)	£287,500	2
2019 (few sales)	£197,000	1
2018 (few sales)	£179,950	1
2017	£253,000	3
2016	£253,950	3
2015	£253,250	4
2014 (few sales)	£140,000	1
2013 (few sales)	£224,750	2
2012 (few sales)	£202,000	2
2011 (few sales)	£137,500	2
2010 (few sales)	£160,000	1
2009	£155,000	3
2008 (few sales)	£140,000	1
2007	£199,000	3
2006 (few sales)	£174,500	2
2005	£158,000	7
2004	£164,750	6
2003 (few sales)	£132,000	1
2002	£122,000	8
2001	£105,000	5
2000	£91,000	3
1999	£88,250	4
1998	£66,000	8
1997	£60,000	5
1996	£59,950	5
1995	£56,750	14

Sale history (107 records · 31 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
26, WHIMBREL CLOSE 5 Jul 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £101,000 (Dec 2002) · +14%	5 Jul 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£115,000
8, WHIMBREL CLOSE 14 May 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £134,000 (Feb 2002) · +31%	14 May 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£175,000
13, WHIMBREL CLOSE 13 Feb 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Feb 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£163,000
2, WHIMBREL CLOSE 9 Jan 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £67,500 (Feb 1995) · +158%	9 Jan 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£174,000
27, WHIMBREL CLOSE 17 Jul 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £91,000 (Apr 2000) · +45%	17 Jul 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£132,000
26, WHIMBREL CLOSE 20 Dec 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £46,500 (May 1997) · +117%	20 Dec 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£101,000
12, WHIMBREL CLOSE 18 Dec 2002 · Detached · Freehold	18 Dec 2002	Detached · Freehold	£164,000
29, WHIMBREL CLOSE 30 Oct 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £64,499 (Aug 1997) · +101%	30 Oct 2002	Detached · Freehold	£129,950
THE HAWTHORNS, 33, WHIMBREL CLOSE 25 Oct 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £95,950 (Jun 2002) · +15%	25 Oct 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£109,950
3, WHIMBREL CLOSE 22 Jul 2002 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £56,500 (Feb 1995) · +119%	22 Jul 2002	Terraced · Freehold	£124,000
37, WHIMBREL CLOSE 8 Jul 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £67,000 (May 1998) · +79%	8 Jul 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£120,000
THE HAWTHORNS, 33, WHIMBREL CLOSE 21 Jun 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Feb 1995) · +126%	21 Jun 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£95,950
8, WHIMBREL CLOSE 1 Feb 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £91,000 (Jul 1998) · +47%	1 Feb 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£134,000
41, WHIMBREL CLOSE 17 Dec 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £55,450 (Feb 1995) · +89%	17 Dec 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£105,000
32, WHIMBREL CLOSE 27 Jul 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	27 Jul 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£119,000
38, WHIMBREL CLOSE 1 Jun 2001 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,995 (Jan 1995) · +75%	1 Jun 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£92,950
34, WHIMBREL CLOSE 30 Mar 2001 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Mar 2001	Terraced · Freehold	£117,500
17, WHIMBREL CLOSE 23 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Jan 1997) · +64%	23 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£98,500
14, WHIMBREL CLOSE 18 Sep 2000 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £47,700 (Mar 1998) · +57%	18 Sep 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£75,000
5, WHIMBREL CLOSE 28 Jul 2000 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £72,500 (Feb 1999) · +37%	28 Jul 2000	Semi-detached · Freehold	£99,000
27, WHIMBREL CLOSE 6 Apr 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	6 Apr 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£91,000
44, WHIMBREL CLOSE 17 Dec 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £65,500 (Nov 1997) · +24%	17 Dec 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£81,000
30, WHIMBREL CLOSE 14 Dec 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £78,500 (Dec 1996) · +39%	14 Dec 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£109,000
1, WHIMBREL CLOSE 30 Jul 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £69,995 (Feb 1995) · +36%	30 Jul 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£95,500
5, WHIMBREL CLOSE 26 Feb 1999 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,000 (Jul 1996) · +29%	26 Feb 1999	Semi-detached · Freehold	£72,500
40, WHIMBREL CLOSE 18 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,995 (Feb 1995) · +21%	18 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£64,100
42, WHIMBREL CLOSE 11 Sep 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Sep 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£65,000
8, WHIMBREL CLOSE 17 Jul 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Jul 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£91,000
37, WHIMBREL CLOSE 29 May 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	29 May 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£67,000
36, WHIMBREL CLOSE 27 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,500 (Jan 1995) · +12%	27 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£72,500
22, WHIMBREL CLOSE 26 Mar 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold	26 Mar 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£89,000
14, WHIMBREL CLOSE 20 Mar 1998 · Terraced · Freehold	20 Mar 1998	Terraced · Freehold	£47,700
35, WHIMBREL CLOSE 30 Jan 1998 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £42,500 (Apr 1995) · +13%	30 Jan 1998	Semi-detached · Freehold	£48,000
44, WHIMBREL CLOSE 13 Nov 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	13 Nov 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£65,500
29, WHIMBREL CLOSE 8 Aug 1997 · Detached · Freehold	8 Aug 1997	Detached · Freehold	£64,499
26, WHIMBREL CLOSE 23 May 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	23 May 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£46,500
16, WHIMBREL CLOSE 9 Apr 1997 · Terraced · Freehold	9 Apr 1997	Terraced · Freehold	£44,950
17, WHIMBREL CLOSE 17 Jan 1997 · Semi-detached · Freehold	17 Jan 1997	Semi-detached · Freehold	£60,000
15, WHIMBREL CLOSE 20 Dec 1996 · Semi-detached · Freehold	20 Dec 1996	Semi-detached · Freehold	£59,950
30, WHIMBREL CLOSE 12 Dec 1996 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £71,500 (Feb 1995) · +10%	12 Dec 1996	Semi-detached · Freehold	£78,500
39, WHIMBREL CLOSE 15 Oct 1996 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £52,995 (Feb 1995) · +2%	15 Oct 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£54,000
5, WHIMBREL CLOSE 12 Jul 1996 · Semi-detached · Freehold	12 Jul 1996	Semi-detached · Freehold	£56,000
20, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 May 1996 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,000 (Oct 1995) · +6%	24 May 1996	Terraced · Freehold	£67,950
20, WHIMBREL CLOSE 23 Oct 1995 · Terraced · Freehold	23 Oct 1995	Terraced · Freehold	£64,000
35, WHIMBREL CLOSE 28 Apr 1995 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	28 Apr 1995	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£42,500
6, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 Mar 1995 · Detached · Freehold · New build	24 Mar 1995	Detached · Freehold · New build	£72,500
2, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 Feb 1995 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Feb 1995	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£67,500
THE HAWTHORNS, 33, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 Feb 1995 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Feb 1995	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£42,500
4, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 Feb 1995 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Feb 1995	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£57,000
1, WHIMBREL CLOSE 24 Feb 1995 · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	24 Feb 1995	Semi-detached · Freehold · New build	£69,995

Area

Postcode district: OX26
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 8 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01028463
Introduced: Oct 2000

From the English Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019, for the 2011 neighbourhood (LSOA) this postcode sits in. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 the least; ranks are not comparable between nations.

UK House Price Index

Cherwell, July 2026 (provisional)

Average price: £356,935
Change since July 2025: +4.7%
First-time buyers: £305,642

Average by property type

Detached: £576,658
Semi-detached: £356,040
Terraced: £294,142
Flat / maisonette: £171,749

The official index for Cherwell as a whole, not OX26 6XP alone. It is a modelled average, adjusted for the mix of homes sold, so it differs from a median of recorded sales, and its newest months are revised as late registrations arrive. Source: UK House Price Index (about the data).

Location

Postcode centroid, not a specific property.

Nearby postcodes

Median sold price and number of sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026; otherwise the last sale, if it was in the last ten years.

OX26 6PN £362,000 · 4 sales
OX26 6PZ £362,500 · 2 sales
OX26 6SU £290,000 · 4 sales
OX26 6UB £365,000 · last sale 2021
OX26 6PY £400,000 · last sale 2019
OX26 6UE £449,250 · 6 sales
OX26 6UF £362,500 · 6 sales
OX26 6QQ £490,000 · 1 sale
OX26 6UA £402,000 · 4 sales
OX26 6GQ £331,000 · 14 sales
OX26 6QN no sale since 2012
OX26 6QS £444,500 · 4 sales