OX26 6XT

Merganser Drive, Bicester

Median, last 3 years

£286,750

6 sales, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£222,500

14 Jul 2026

Standard sales

186

since 1995 (+6 additional entries)

OX26 district median

£350,000

519 sales, 12 months to May 2026

By property type, Jun 2023 – May 2026: Terraced median £283,500 (5 sales) · Detached sold for £300,000

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)	£258,750	4
2025 (few sales)	£283,500	1
2024 (few sales)	£290,000	1
2023	£272,500	3
2022	£295,000	3
2021	£256,250	10
2020 (few sales)	£250,000	1
2019 (few sales)	£250,000	1
2018	£247,000	3
2017	£259,750	4
2016	£251,500	4
2015 (few sales)	£210,250	2
2014	£210,000	5
2013	£166,500	4
2012	£170,000	3
2011	£165,000	5
2010 (few sales)	£164,995	1
2009	£160,500	6
2008 (few sales)	£175,500	1
2007	£187,000	5
2006	£158,998	10
2005	£159,000	3
2004	£149,950	7
2003	£134,250	10
2002	£127,000	10
2001	£98,950	9
2000	£84,750	8
1999	£71,975	14
1998	£64,200	13
1997	£57,250	20
1996	£52,950	9
1995	£54,500	6

Sale history (192 records · 46 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
11, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Mar 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £133,000 (Sep 2003) · +20%	8 Mar 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£160,000
57, MERGANSER DRIVE 22 Jan 2013 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £71,000 (Sep 1999) · +123%	22 Jan 2013	Terraced · Freehold	£158,000
99, MERGANSER DRIVE 26 Oct 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £139,000 (Dec 2009) · +1%	26 Oct 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£139,995
29, MERGANSER DRIVE 22 Oct 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £187,000 (Nov 2007) · −6%	22 Oct 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£175,000
79, MERGANSER DRIVE 31 Jan 2012 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £167,000 (Nov 2006) · +2%	31 Jan 2012	Terraced · Freehold	£170,000
89, MERGANSER DRIVE 27 May 2011 · Terraced · Freehold	27 May 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£167,500
9, MERGANSER DRIVE 18 Apr 2011 · Terraced · Freehold	18 Apr 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£162,500
67, MERGANSER DRIVE 15 Apr 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £160,000 (Oct 2009) · +8%	15 Apr 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£173,000
43, MERGANSER DRIVE 25 Feb 2011 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £58,000 (May 1997) · +184%	25 Feb 2011	Semi-detached · Freehold	£165,000
107, MERGANSER DRIVE 14 Jan 2011 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £107,000 (Oct 2002) · +21%	14 Jan 2011	Terraced · Freehold	£130,000
47, MERGANSER DRIVE 26 Nov 2010 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £151,950 (May 2005) · +9%	26 Nov 2010	Terraced · Freehold	£164,995
99, MERGANSER DRIVE 21 Dec 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £127,500 (Jan 2006) · +9%	21 Dec 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£139,000
19, MERGANSER DRIVE 26 Oct 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £70,250 (Jul 1999) · +129%	26 Oct 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£161,000
67, MERGANSER DRIVE 5 Oct 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Oct 2002) · +23%	5 Oct 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£160,000
95, MERGANSER DRIVE 24 Aug 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £150,000 (Feb 2006) · +13%	24 Aug 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£170,000
39, MERGANSER DRIVE 21 Aug 2009 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £133,500 (Jan 2003) · +25%	21 Aug 2009	Terraced · Freehold	£167,000
119, MERGANSER DRIVE 23 Feb 2009 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £130,000 (Aug 2002) · +17%	23 Feb 2009	Semi-detached · Freehold	£152,500
25, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Feb 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Nov 2001) · +67%	8 Feb 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£175,500
29, MERGANSER DRIVE 23 Nov 2007 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £134,950 (Sep 2002) · +39%	23 Nov 2007	Semi-detached · Freehold	£187,000
111, MERGANSER DRIVE 14 Aug 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £154,950 (Apr 2004) · +26%	14 Aug 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£195,000
1, MERGANSER DRIVE 11 May 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £162,000 (Oct 2005) · +16%	11 May 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£187,500
53, MERGANSER DRIVE 22 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £67,950 (Dec 1998) · +162%	22 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£177,950
55, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Feb 2007 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £153,000 (Sep 2004) · +12%	8 Feb 2007	Terraced · Freehold	£172,000
61, MERGANSER DRIVE 13 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £107,000 (Mar 2002) · +62%	13 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£173,500
79, MERGANSER DRIVE 3 Nov 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Nov 2003) · +24%	3 Nov 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£167,000
77, MERGANSER DRIVE 17 Oct 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £85,950 (Jun 2000) · +97%	17 Oct 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£169,000
65, MERGANSER DRIVE 27 Sep 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (May 2003) · +22%	27 Sep 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£166,000
17, MERGANSER DRIVE 31 Aug 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £133,000 (Oct 2003) · +20%	31 Aug 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£159,995
15, MERGANSER DRIVE 19 May 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £139,000 (Aug 2003) · +14%	19 May 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£158,000
83, MERGANSER DRIVE 28 Feb 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £55,000 (Apr 1999) · +115%	28 Feb 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£118,000
95, MERGANSER DRIVE 17 Feb 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £135,000 (Dec 2003) · +11%	17 Feb 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£150,000
113, MERGANSER DRIVE 15 Feb 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £81,500 (Apr 2000) · +82%	15 Feb 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£148,000
99, MERGANSER DRIVE 19 Jan 2006 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £76,000 (May 2001) · +68%	19 Jan 2006	Terraced · Freehold	£127,500
1, MERGANSER DRIVE 7 Oct 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £149,950 (Apr 2004) · +8%	7 Oct 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£162,000
51, MERGANSER DRIVE 5 Sep 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,000 (Feb 1997) · +184%	5 Sep 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£159,000
47, MERGANSER DRIVE 27 May 2005 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £143,000 (May 2004) · +6%	27 May 2005	Semi-detached · Freehold	£151,950
85, MERGANSER DRIVE 28 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Jul 1998) · +143%	28 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£146,000
45, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Oct 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £80,000 (Dec 1999) · +100%	8 Oct 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£159,950
55, MERGANSER DRIVE 3 Sep 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £136,000 (Nov 2002) · +13%	3 Sep 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£153,000
47, MERGANSER DRIVE 14 May 2004 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £56,500 (May 1997) · +153%	14 May 2004	Semi-detached · Freehold	£143,000
1, MERGANSER DRIVE 23 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £65,750 (Nov 1997) · +128%	23 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£149,950
111, MERGANSER DRIVE 16 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £119,950 (Apr 2002) · +29%	16 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£154,950
35, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Apr 2004 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,950 (Jul 1997) · +139%	8 Apr 2004	Terraced · Freehold	£143,000
95, MERGANSER DRIVE 1 Dec 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £60,000 (Dec 1997) · +125%	1 Dec 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£135,000
79, MERGANSER DRIVE 28 Nov 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £59,500 (Jun 1997) · +127%	28 Nov 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£135,000
69, MERGANSER DRIVE 31 Oct 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,500 (May 2000) · +67%	31 Oct 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£108,000
17, MERGANSER DRIVE 17 Oct 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £64,950 (Oct 1998) · +105%	17 Oct 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£133,000
11, MERGANSER DRIVE 8 Sep 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £71,950 (Sep 1999) · +85%	8 Sep 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£133,000
3, MERGANSER DRIVE 19 Aug 2003 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £64,200 (Jun 1998) · +118%	19 Aug 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£139,950
15, MERGANSER DRIVE 11 Aug 2003 · Terraced · Freehold	11 Aug 2003	Terraced · Freehold	£139,000

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 6XT 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 6UQ £580,000 · 1 sale
OX26 6YH £492,500 · 4 sales
OX26 6UG £285,000 · 11 sales
OX26 6YZ £200,000 · 10 sales
OX26 6YY £175,500 · 2 sales
OX26 6YG £515,000 · 3 sales
OX26 6YR £430,000 · 1 sale
OX26 6YJ £280,000 · 10 sales
OX26 6XU £272,500 · 1 sale
OX26 6XE £515,000 · 1 sale
OX26 6SS £370,000 · last sale 2022
OX26 6YP £285,505 · 6 sales