OX26 6YL

Swallow Close, Bicester

Median, last 3 years

£531,000

1 sale, Jun 2023 – May 2026

Last standard sale

£531,000

24 Jun 2025

Standard sales

since 1995

OX26 district median

£350,000

519 sales, 12 months to May 2026

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

2011 to 2025. Every year since 1995 is in the figures below.

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

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Median sale price and number of sales by year
Year	Median	Sales
2025 (few sales)	£531,000	1
2022 (few sales)	£434,650	2
2021 (few sales)	£422,500	2
2019 (few sales)	£400,000	1
2017 (few sales)	£375,000	1
2015 (few sales)	£440,000	2
2014 (few sales)	£295,000	1
2013 (few sales)	£330,000	2
2011	£295,000	3
2010 (few sales)	£250,000	1
2009 (few sales)	£250,000	2
2008 (few sales)	£260,750	2
2007	£285,000	4
2006	£248,500	5
2005	£242,000	5
2004 (few sales)	£226,500	2
2003 (few sales)	£195,000	2
2002	£180,500	4
2001	£162,000	5
2000	£155,250	4
1999	£127,000	4
1998 (few sales)	£133,000	1
1997	£105,000	5
1996	£83,500	7
1995	£90,000	3

Sale history (71 records · 21 homes sold more than once)

Address	Date	Type	Price
6, SWALLOW CLOSE 24 Jun 2025 · Detached · Freehold Previously £285,000 (Jun 2007) · +86%	24 Jun 2025	Detached · Freehold	£531,000
15, SWALLOW CLOSE 30 May 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £128,000 (Aug 1999) · +252%	30 May 2022	Detached · Freehold	£450,000
10, SWALLOW CLOSE 15 Feb 2022 · Detached · Freehold Previously £126,000 (May 1999) · +233%	15 Feb 2022	Detached · Freehold	£419,300
8, SWALLOW CLOSE 7 Sep 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £217,000 (May 2005) · +89%	7 Sep 2021	Detached · Freehold	£410,000
4, SWALLOW CLOSE 5 Mar 2021 · Detached · Freehold Previously £330,000 (Nov 2013) · +32%	5 Mar 2021	Detached · Freehold	£435,000
20, SWALLOW CLOSE 27 Jun 2019 · Detached · Freehold Previously £181,000 (Jun 2001) · +121%	27 Jun 2019	Detached · Freehold	£400,000
30, SWALLOW CLOSE 30 Nov 2017 · Detached · Freehold Previously £345,000 (Apr 2015) · +9%	30 Nov 2017	Detached · Freehold	£375,000
26, SWALLOW CLOSE 31 Jul 2015 · Detached · Freehold	31 Jul 2015	Detached · Freehold	£535,000
30, SWALLOW CLOSE 13 Apr 2015 · Detached · Freehold Previously £250,000 (Mar 2010) · +38%	13 Apr 2015	Detached · Freehold	£345,000
1, SWALLOW CLOSE 7 Mar 2014 · Detached · Freehold Previously £89,500 (Nov 1995) · +230%	7 Mar 2014	Detached · Freehold	£295,000
4, SWALLOW CLOSE 6 Nov 2013 · Detached · Freehold Previously £289,000 (Sep 2008) · +14%	6 Nov 2013	Detached · Freehold	£330,000
11, SWALLOW CLOSE 9 Aug 2013 · Detached · Freehold Previously £285,000 (Jun 2007) · +16%	9 Aug 2013	Detached · Freehold	£330,000
9, SWALLOW CLOSE 1 Nov 2011 · Detached · Freehold	1 Nov 2011	Detached · Freehold	£311,000
16, SWALLOW CLOSE 21 Oct 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £220,000 (Apr 2004) · +34%	21 Oct 2011	Detached · Freehold	£295,000
17, SWALLOW CLOSE 17 Oct 2011 · Detached · Freehold Previously £277,500 (Jul 2006) · +4%	17 Oct 2011	Detached · Freehold	£288,000
30, SWALLOW CLOSE 12 Mar 2010 · Detached · Freehold Previously £240,000 (Jul 2006) · +4%	12 Mar 2010	Detached · Freehold	£250,000
14, SWALLOW CLOSE 18 Dec 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £242,000 (Apr 2005) · +14%	18 Dec 2009	Detached · Freehold	£275,000
21, SWALLOW CLOSE 23 Feb 2009 · Detached · Freehold Previously £232,500 (Oct 2008) · −3%	23 Feb 2009	Detached · Freehold	£225,000
21, SWALLOW CLOSE 24 Oct 2008 · Detached · Freehold Previously £104,000 (Oct 1997) · +124%	24 Oct 2008	Detached · Freehold	£232,500
4, SWALLOW CLOSE 26 Sep 2008 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £276,000 (Dec 2005) · +5%	26 Sep 2008	Terraced · Freehold	£289,000
5, SWALLOW CLOSE 26 Oct 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £170,000 (Mar 2002) · +61%	26 Oct 2007	Detached · Freehold	£273,000
11, SWALLOW CLOSE 12 Jun 2007 · Detached · Freehold	12 Jun 2007	Detached · Freehold	£285,000
6, SWALLOW CLOSE 8 Jun 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £162,000 (Jun 2001) · +76%	8 Jun 2007	Detached · Freehold	£285,000
22, SWALLOW CLOSE 27 Mar 2007 · Detached · Freehold Previously £273,000 (Jun 2006) · +9%	27 Mar 2007	Detached · Freehold	£297,500
23, SWALLOW CLOSE 22 Sep 2006 · Semi-detached · Freehold	22 Sep 2006	Semi-detached · Freehold	£248,500
30, SWALLOW CLOSE 24 Jul 2006 · Detached · Freehold	24 Jul 2006	Detached · Freehold	£240,000
17, SWALLOW CLOSE 21 Jul 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £110,750 (Jul 1997) · +151%	21 Jul 2006	Detached · Freehold	£277,500
22, SWALLOW CLOSE 5 Jun 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £94,500 (Aug 1996) · +189%	5 Jun 2006	Detached · Freehold	£273,000
25, SWALLOW CLOSE 23 Jan 2006 · Detached · Freehold Previously £87,500 (Aug 1996) · +169%	23 Jan 2006	Detached · Freehold	£235,000
24, SWALLOW CLOSE 14 Dec 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £149,000 (May 2000) · +88%	14 Dec 2005	Detached · Freehold	£279,950
4, SWALLOW CLOSE 9 Dec 2005 · Terraced · Freehold Previously £177,000 (Jun 2000) · +56%	9 Dec 2005	Terraced · Freehold	£276,000
7, SWALLOW CLOSE 16 Sep 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £179,000 (Apr 2002) · +27%	16 Sep 2005	Detached · Freehold	£226,700
8, SWALLOW CLOSE 26 May 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £113,000 (Feb 1999) · +92%	26 May 2005	Detached · Freehold	£217,000
14, SWALLOW CLOSE 22 Apr 2005 · Detached · Freehold Previously £233,000 (May 2004) · +4%	22 Apr 2005	Detached · Freehold	£242,000
14, SWALLOW CLOSE 10 May 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £169,950 (Aug 2001) · +37%	10 May 2004	Detached · Freehold	£233,000
16, SWALLOW CLOSE 29 Apr 2004 · Detached · Freehold Previously £161,500 (Dec 2000) · +36%	29 Apr 2004	Detached · Freehold	£220,000
12, SWALLOW CLOSE 17 Apr 2003 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £188,000 (Nov 2002) · +5%	17 Apr 2003	Semi-detached · Freehold	£198,000
3, SWALLOW CLOSE 14 Feb 2003 · Detached · Freehold Previously £94,950 (Apr 1997) · +102%	14 Feb 2003	Detached · Freehold	£192,000
12, SWALLOW CLOSE 20 Nov 2002 · Semi-detached · Freehold Previously £82,500 (Mar 1996) · +128%	20 Nov 2002	Semi-detached · Freehold	£188,000
28, SWALLOW CLOSE 11 Sep 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £81,500 (Feb 1996) · +123%	11 Sep 2002	Detached · Freehold	£182,000
7, SWALLOW CLOSE 24 Apr 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £82,500 (Aug 1996) · +117%	24 Apr 2002	Detached · Freehold	£179,000
5, SWALLOW CLOSE 15 Mar 2002 · Detached · Freehold Previously £105,000 (Nov 1997) · +62%	15 Mar 2002	Detached · Freehold	£170,000
14, SWALLOW CLOSE 3 Aug 2001 · Detached · Freehold	3 Aug 2001	Detached · Freehold	£169,950
6, SWALLOW CLOSE 29 Jun 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £133,000 (Jun 1998) · +22%	29 Jun 2001	Detached · Freehold	£162,000
20, SWALLOW CLOSE 7 Jun 2001 · Detached · Freehold Previously £131,995 (Sep 1999) · +37%	7 Jun 2001	Detached · Freehold	£181,000
18, SWALLOW CLOSE 25 May 2001 · Detached · Freehold	25 May 2001	Detached · Freehold	£156,000
13, SWALLOW CLOSE 23 Mar 2001 · Semi-detached · Freehold	23 Mar 2001	Semi-detached · Freehold	£144,000
16, SWALLOW CLOSE 22 Dec 2000 · Detached · Freehold Previously £93,000 (Aug 1996) · +74%	22 Dec 2000	Detached · Freehold	£161,500
4, SWALLOW CLOSE 30 Jun 2000 · Terraced · Freehold	30 Jun 2000	Terraced · Freehold	£177,000
24, SWALLOW CLOSE 26 May 2000 · Detached · Freehold	26 May 2000	Detached · Freehold	£149,000

Area

Postcode district: OX26
Country: England
Deprivation decile: 10 of 10
LSOA (2021): E01028465
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 6YL 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 6SS £370,000 · last sale 2022
OX26 6YG £515,000 · 3 sales
OX26 6YW £275,000 · 8 sales
OX26 6XB £524,500 · 2 sales
OX26 6YF £364,975 · 2 sales
OX26 6YP £285,505 · 6 sales
OX26 6ST £470,000 · 3 sales
OX26 6XF £425,000 · 6 sales
OX26 6YB £264,750 · 2 sales
OX26 6YE £335,000 · 5 sales
OX26 6YN £223,000 · 5 sales
OX26 6XE £515,000 · 1 sale