Main Street, Chipping Norton house prices are built from 61 sales lodged with HM Land Registry, the oldest in 2007 and the most recent on 1 Oct 2025. The median price paid across the whole record is £425,000. Across the 18 years from 2007 to 2025 the median moved +27.1% in cash — but once inflation is taken out, the change in 2026 money is -25.3%.
Median price paid
£425,000
Change in cash, 2007–2025
+27.1%
Change in real terms
-25.3%
Median per m²
£6,058
HM Land Registry61 sales1 with floor areaLatest sale 1 Oct 2025
Section 01
How Main Street, Chipping Norton prices moved
There are too few years of sales in Main Street, Chipping Norton to plot a trend line. The figures below are drawn from the whole record rather than a yearly series.
Section 02
The most recent sales
Every row is a completed sale as lodged with HM Land Registry. The right-hand column restates the price in 2026 money, which is the only fair way to compare a sale from the 1990s with one from last year.
| Address | Sold | Type | Price paid | In today's money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Garden | 1 Oct 2025 | Detached | £1,495,000 | £1,527,500 |
| 42 | 11 Sep 2025 | Semi-detached | £580,000 | £592,609 |
| Choice Hill Lodge | 15 Aug 2025 | Terraced | £657,500 | £671,793 |
| 3 | 18 Mar 2025 | Terraced | £695,000 | £710,109 |
| Poole Cottage | 11 Feb 2025 | Terraced | £355,000 | £362,717 |
| Witts Barn | 29 Nov 2024 | Detached | £880,000 | £925,970 |
| Rose Cottage | 18 Oct 2024 | Semi-detached | £624,000 | £656,597 |
| Three Chimneys | 30 Sep 2024 | Terraced | £810,000 | £852,313 |
| 42 | 16 Jan 2024 | Semi-detached | £432,500 | £455,093 |
| Glovers House | 9 Jun 2023 | Detached | £957,500 | £1,034,540 |
| The Old Forge | 6 Dec 2022 | Terraced | £700,000 | £811,011 |
| Broad Close | 21 Jun 2022 | Semi-detached | £350,000 | £405,505 |
| Milton Cottage | 25 Jun 2021 | Terraced | £472,500 | £596,976 |
| 3 | 30 Sep 2020 | Terraced | £455,000 | £589,118 |
| Double Diamond | 21 Sep 2020 | Detached | £465,000 | £602,066 |
| 42 | 29 Jul 2020 | Semi-detached | £353,000 | £457,052 |
| Maple Cottage | 15 Jun 2020 | Semi-detached | £562,500 | £728,306 |
| Workhouse Row | 31 Oct 2019 | Terraced | £295,000 | £385,853 |
| Panelda | 24 Jul 2017 | Detached | £310,000 | £421,911 |
| 42 | 18 Apr 2017 | Semi-detached | £375,000 | £510,376 |
| The Bungalow | 10 Nov 2016 | Detached | £510,000 | £711,980 |
| Witts Barn | 30 Sep 2016 | Detached | £727,000 | £1,014,921 |
| Three Chimneys | 31 Mar 2016 | Terraced | £440,000 | £614,257 |
| Oakleigh Cottage | 4 Dec 2015 | Terraced | £277,500 | £391,275 |
| Witts House | 2 Nov 2015 | Detached | £1,250,000 | £1,762,500 |
Section 03
Homes that sold twice
These addresses appear in the register more than once, so the same bricks are being priced twice. That makes them the strongest evidence of what actually happened to Main Street, Chipping Norton values — no mix of property types can flatter the number.
| Address | First recorded sale | Most recent sale | Cash a year | Real a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOWER GARDEN Main Street | £452,000 (2005) | £1,495,000 (2025) | +6.2% | +3.1% |
| 42 Main Street | £205,000 (2005) | £580,000 (2025) | +5.3% | +2.3% |
| CHOICE HILL LODGE Main Street | £250,000 (2002) | £657,500 (2025) | +4.3% | +1.5% |
| 3 Main Street | £455,000 (2020) | £695,000 (2025) | +8.8% | +3.8% |
| WITTS BARN Main Street | £727,000 (2016) | £880,000 (2024) | +2.4% | -1.1% |
| THREE CHIMNEYS Main Street | £170,000 (1999) | £810,000 (2024) | +6.4% | +3.7% |
| GLOVERS HOUSE Main Street | £328,200 (2001) | £957,500 (2023) | +5.0% | +2.2% |
| BROAD CLOSE Main Street | £210,000 (2004) | £350,000 (2022) | +2.9% | +0.2% |
| DOUBLE DIAMOND Main Street | £150,000 (1998) | £465,000 (2020) | +5.3% | +3.0% |
| OAKLEIGH COTTAGE Main Street | £75,000 (1996) | £277,500 (2015) | +7.1% | +4.7% |
| WITTS HOUSE Main Street | £810,000 (2003) | £1,250,000 (2015) | +3.7% | +1.2% |
| DAIRY BARN HOME FARM Main Street | £378,500 (2007) | £452,500 (2013) | +3.0% | +0.0% |
Section 04
What sells here
The mix of property types explains a large part of any area's median. Main Street, Chipping Norton is dominated by the type at the top of this table, so its overall median leans that way.
| Property type | Sales | Share | Median paid | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 26 | 42.6% | £462,000 | £102,425 – £1,495,000 |
| Terraced | 18 | 29.5% | £295,000 | £75,000 – £810,000 |
| Semi-detached | 17 | 27.9% | £375,000 | £160,000 – £624,000 |
Section 06
Ownership and new build in Main Street, Chipping Norton
0 of the sales on record are leasehold and 61 freehold — 0.0% of the market. Tenure is not a detail: a leasehold flat and a freehold house are different assets, and mixing them into one median hides the difference.
| Category | Sales | Share | Median paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leasehold | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| Freehold | 61 | 100.0% | £425,000 |
| New build | 4 | 6.6% | £520,000 |
| Existing home | 57 | 93.4% | £419,000 |
New builds sold for more than the median existing home — +24.1%. A new-build premium is normal: the buyer gets a warranty and nothing to fix, and the price is set by a developer rather than negotiated between two households.
Section 07
Living in Main Street, Chipping Norton
Every certificate carries an energy efficiency band as well as a floor area. Across Cherwell, 53.2% of 76,409 certificates sit in bands A to C, and 4.4% in F or G — the bands that cost the most to heat and are hardest to mortgage.
| Energy band | Certificates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 976 | 1.3% |
| B | 14,450 | 18.9% |
| C | 25,201 | 33.0% |
| D | 23,660 | 31.0% |
| E | 8,736 | 11.4% |
| F | 2,719 | 3.6% |
| G | 667 | 0.9% |
The Office for National Statistics puts the mean private rent in Cherwell at £1,291 a month as of Jun 2026 — £965 for a one-bedroom home and £1,455 for three bedrooms.
Against the median sale of £425,000 here, that rent is a gross yield of 3.65% a year. It is a measured figure rather than an assumption: a real local rent over a real local price, before any cost of ownership.
Police forces publish every recorded street-level crime. Within a mile of the centre of OX7, 1 crimes were recorded in Jun 2026: 1 violent, 0 burglary, 0 vehicle-related and 0 anti-social behaviour. The median postcode district in this archive recorded 167 in the same month, so this one is 100.0 times quieter.
Against the 161,016 residents the 2021 census counted in Cherwell, that is 0.01 recorded crimes per thousand people in the month. The count covers a mile around the district centre while the population covers the whole council, so read the rate as an order of magnitude rather than a precise figure.
A count is not a rate. A district with shops and a station records more crime than a residential one of the same size, because more people pass through it. Read this next to the median, not on its own.
Section 08
The neighbourhood around Main Street, Chipping Norton
The 2021 census counted 161,016 residents in Cherwell across 65,893 households. 66.9% of those households own their home and 33.0% rent — a split the sold record cannot show, because only owners appear in it.
13 state and independent schools have a OX7 postcode: 12 primary, 1 secondary. Catchment areas do not follow postcodes, so treat this as what is nearby rather than what a child would be offered.
| School | Phase | Type | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Norton School | Secondary | Academy converter | 1,035 |
| Wychwood Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 286 |
| Kingham Primary School | Primary | Community school | 238 |
| St Mary's Church of England (Aided) Primary School, Chipping Norton | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 190 |
| Holy Trinity Catholic School, Chipping Norton | Primary | Academy converter | 187 |
| Charlbury Primary School | Primary | Academy sponsor led | 160 |
| Great Rollright Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Primary | Voluntary aided school | 112 |
| Middle Barton Primary School | Primary | Academy converter | 106 |
| Great Tew County Primary School | Primary | Community school | 100 |
| Chadlington Church of England Primary School | Primary | Voluntary controlled school | 91 |
| Station | Mode | Distance from the district centre |
|---|---|---|
| Charlbury Rail Station | Rail | 4.9 km |
| Ascott-under-Wychwood Rail Station | Rail | 5.3 km |
| Shipton Rail Station | Rail | 6.6 km |
| Kingham Rail Station | Rail | 6.9 km |
Section 09
How Main Street, Chipping Norton compares
The median across the whole archive is £157,500. Main Street, Chipping Norton sits above that national figure — +169.8%.
Within Chipping Norton the street ranks 63 of 394 by median price, and its median is above the town figure of £249,950 (+70.0%).
Where an EPC floor area could be matched to the sale, the median works out at £6,058 per square metre, across 1 of the 61 sales on record. Price per square metre is the only figure that compares a two-bed flat with a four-bed house honestly.
The full range on record runs from £75,000 to £1,495,000. Extremes usually mean something unusual — a plot sold without a house on it, a transfer between family members, or a very large property — so the median is the number to trust.
Main Street, Chipping Norton sits in Cherwell, in the South East.
The Office for National Statistics puts the median home in Cherwell at 9.3 times median local earnings of £38,768 a year, measured to Sep 2025. Across England and Wales the same ratio is 7.6. That number, not the price alone, is what decides whether a place is within reach of the people who work in it.
Section 10
Nearby on the record
Streets nearby
- High Street£330,000 median
- The Green£208,000 median
- West End£268,500 median
- West Street£194,000 median
- Church Street£380,000 median
- Insall Road£134,975 median
- Burford Road£276,000 median
- North Street£239,250 median
- Shipton Road£315,000 median
- Ticknell Piece Road£200,000 median
- Station Road£275,000 median
- Bliss Mill£245,625 median
- The Leys£250,000 median
- Enstone Road£266,500 median
- William Bliss Avenue£132,500 median
- London Road£290,000 median
Addresses with more than one recorded sale
- 42 Main Street5 sales
- THREE CHIMNEYS Main Street5 sales
- OAKLEIGH COTTAGE Main Street5 sales
- CHOICE HILL LODGE Main Street3 sales
- 36 Main Street3 sales
- 34 Main Street3 sales
- LOWER GARDEN Main Street2 sales
- 3 Main Street2 sales
- WITTS BARN Main Street2 sales
- GLOVERS HOUSE Main Street2 sales
- BROAD CLOSE Main Street2 sales
- DOUBLE DIAMOND Main Street2 sales
- WITTS HOUSE Main Street2 sales
- DAIRY BARN, HOME FARM Main Street2 sales
- UPPER BARN, HOME FARM Main Street2 sales
- 33 Main Street2 sales
Back to Chipping Norton house prices.
Quick answers
Common questions about this data
What is the average house price in Main Street, Chipping Norton?
The median price paid in Main Street, Chipping Norton across every sale on the register is £425,000. The median is used rather than the mean because a handful of very large sales would otherwise drag the average away from what a typical buyer paid.
How many homes have sold in Main Street, Chipping Norton?
61 sales are on record for Main Street, Chipping Norton, the most recent completing on 1 Oct 2025. Every one is a completed transfer lodged with HM Land Registry, not an asking price or an estimate.
Have Main Street, Chipping Norton house prices actually risen?
In cash, the median rose +27.1% between 2007 and 2025. In 2026 money — that is, after inflation — the change is -25.3%. Both numbers are true; only the second one tells you whether buying here preserved value.
When were Main Street, Chipping Norton house prices at their highest?
The highest yearly median on record is £657,500, set in 2025. That is the cash figure; measured in 2026 money the peak may fall in a different year, because inflation reshapes the series.
What is the price per square metre in Main Street, Chipping Norton?
£6,058 per square metre, from the 1 sales where an EPC floor area could be matched to the address. Price per square metre strips out size, so a flat and a house can be compared on the same basis.
How current is this data?
The latest sale shown here completed on 1 Oct 2025. HM Land Registry publishes Price Paid Data monthly and a sale can take a month or two to appear after completion, so the most recent weeks are always incomplete.
Cite this page: Sold Price History, “Main Street, Chipping Norton house prices”, 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data © Crown copyright and database right, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Inflation adjustment: ONS CPIH.