UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/ox49
OX49Watlington, South Oxfordshire, England
House prices in OX49, Watlington
Homes in OX49 sold for a median of £461,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 98 standard sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 33 | £800,500 | £620,000 to £1,000,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29 | £460,000 | £409,000 to £568,000 |
| Terraced | 25 | £345,000 | £230,000 to £415,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11 | £240,000 | £199,000 to £308,000 |
OX49 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the OX postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of OX49's, it was £4,452 per m² from 597 linked sales.
Detached houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 34% and 30% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.3 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in OX49
Each dot is a postcode in OX49 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 9 postcodes on the map, dearest first
Prices over time
The median rose 5%, from £427,000 in 2016 to £450,000 in 2025, less than the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.
Fewer homes sold in OX49 in 2025: 53 standard sales, down 40% on the 88 in 2024.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | |
| C | 28 | |
| D | 43 | |
| E | 33 | |
| F | 10 |
Only 25% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | ||
| 8 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 9 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 18 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 4 |
With 30% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £240,000 for a flat on Orchard Walk to £1,650,000 for a detached house on Brook Street.
The latest standard sales recorded in OX49. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 12 Sycamore CloseSold for £250,000
- 3 Hill RoadSold for £485,000
- 15 Rosemoor DriveSold for £413,000
- 26 Weston RoadSold for £585,000
- 42E Brook StreetSold for £1,650,000
- 2 BrooksideSold for £525,000
- 25 Spring LaneSold for £850,000
- 23 Rosemoor DriveSold for £400,000
- 36 Orchard WalkSold for £240,000
- Home FarmSold for £2,100,000
Living in OX49
Crime
39 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 87 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 61% of homes can get it
Lower than 85 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
79% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 63 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,598 a year in South Oxfordshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 88 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
The figures come from 98 standard sales in OX49, the latest on 27 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 11% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.