OX11 9NW
Last sold £525,000 in August 2016
Downsview, Bessels Lea, Didcot
- Property type
- Bungalow
- Bedrooms
- 7 (est.)
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Floor area
- 1,948 sq ft / 181 sq m
- EPC rating
- F
- Elevation
- About 63m — higher than about 40% of homes in Didcot
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Price history in context
- Aug 2016 — £525,000 · +94.4% · 3 pts behind the UK market
- May 2002 — £270,000
What this home might be worth today
£715,000
Estimate range £679,000–£751,000
+36.2% since August 2016 — last sale carried forward by the UK House Price Index to April 2026.
The life around it
- Blewbury Church of England Primary School 11-min walk
- Hagbourne Church of England Primary School 2.5km
- Didcot Parkway station 4.6km
- Unhill Wood 4.3km
- The coast (coastline) 63.9km
- Lake 6.0km
- Pond 267m
- Canal 9.3km
- Mill Brook 243m
- Public Park 260m
- Play Area 312m
- Shop 403m
- Bessels Lea Road (W-Bound) 92m
Broadband
- Gigabit 1 Gbit/s or more 88.6% of premises — not all
- Ultrafast 100 Mbit/s or more 88.6% of premises — not all
- Superfast 30 Mbit/s or more 88.6% of premises — not all
Ofcom figures for every home in this postcode — about fifteen addresses — not a measurement of this one. They say what can be ordered here, not the speed you would get: that depends on the package you buy. Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2024. About this data
Commute by train
From Didcot Parkway, 4.6km away
- 13 min Oxford
- 37 min London
- 39 min Bristol
- 74 min Cardiff
Train only, station to station, at the weekday morning peak — getting to the station is not included, because we don't know whether you'd walk, drive or take a bus. The distance to the platform is above so you can judge that yourself.
Schools nearby
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1 Blewbury Church of England Primary School · Primary · Church of England 0.4 miles State Ofsted Good
Flood risk
Environment Agency flood risk from rivers and sea: outside every mapped risk area. Check the current map
Sunshine and hills
Sunshine: about 1,510 hours a year — sunnier than 30% of homes in England and Wales. Met Office average for this square kilometre, 1991–2020.
Hills: on level ground; surrounding hills hide about 3% of the year's sun. Buildings and trees are not counted.
Crime
Among the lowest for England & Wales — 80 crimes recorded nearby last year. About this data
Map
Location: exact
Nearby sold homes
- The Bungalow, Bessels Lea, Didcot £525,000 · 2024
- Brindles, Bessels Lea, Didcot £200,000 · 1998
- Wyvern, Bessels Lea, Didcot £59,995 · 1999
- Favels Gates, Bessels Lea, Didcot £413,000 · 2004
- Ashcroft, Bessels Lea, Didcot £415,000 · 2005
- Penbury, Bessels Lea, Didcot £204,500 · 2006
Planning activity nearby
- Permitted Removal of later (C18/19) infill to reveal original fireplace aperture in order to fully… Jun 2026 source
- Permitted To reduce the side of approximately 4 Leylandii trees back to the fence boundary. To fell… May 2026 source
- Permitted T1 - Yew - Reduce height by approximately 2.5m and spread by 1.5m. T2 - Tree in Border -… Apr 2026 source
- Permitted Two storey side extension. Jun 2026 source
- Undecided Erection of a part two-storey and part single-storey rear extension with minor… Apr 2026 source
Planning data via PlanIt (planit.org.uk), from local planning authority registers.
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