Estate agents in Witney
Witney is a town in the South East with about 30,167 residents. HM Land Registry recorded 414 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, with a median price paid of £344,250.
How estate agents in Witney compare
Witney at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 417 sales in Witney from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £335,800.
50.1% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.5 years and sold for a median of 12.1% more than they paid.
The median price was £294,000 in 2016 and £350,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Witney
Median sale price in Witney: £335,800
| All homes | 417 sales, median £335,800 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 85 sales, median £500,000 |
| Semi-detached | 126 sales, median £362,000 |
| Terraced | 121 sales, median £315,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 85 sales, median £205,000 |
Across West Oxfordshire the average price was £414,623 in June 2026, down 1.9% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £294,000 (564 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £310,000 (527 sales) |
| 2018 | £318,000 (551 sales) |
| 2019 | £320,000 (549 sales) |
| 2020 | £310,000 (481 sales) |
| 2021 | £320,000 (809 sales) |
| 2022 | £350,000 (649 sales) |
| 2023 | £345,000 (493 sales) |
| 2024 | £335,000 (446 sales) |
| 2025 | £350,000 (511 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Witney has no railway station of its own. The nearest are Finstock at about 5 miles, Combe at about 5 miles, Hanborough at about 5 miles and Charlbury at about 6 miles from the centre. Most journeys within and beyond the town therefore rely on the road network. The A40 and the A415 pass through or beside the area, along with the A4095. For motorways, M40 junction 9 at Wendlebury is about 14 miles away and M4 junction 15 at Plough Hill Interchange is about 21 miles away. The nearest major airports are Birmingham Airport at about 47 miles and London Luton Airport at about 48 miles. Central London is about 61 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Witney
Nine primary schools lie within about 1.6 miles of the centre of Witney, the nearest being The Batt Church of England Primary School, an academy about 0.2 miles away. St Mary's Church of England Infant School and Tower Hill Community Primary School are both about 0.4 miles away, with The Blake Church of England Primary School at about 0.5 miles. For secondary education, The Henry Box School is about 0.4 miles from the centre and Wood Green School about 0.7 miles; both are academies with sixth forms. Bartholomew School and Carterton Community College, both with sixth forms, are about 4.4 and 5.2 miles away. Independent options include The King's School (Christian) at about 0.9 miles and Cokethorpe School at about 2.5 miles. The nearest further education college is Activate Learning, about 9.8 miles away and the University of Oxford is about 9.7 miles away.
Living in Witney
Witney is an urban town of about 30,000 residents, where around a third of households live in semi-detached houses and about two thirds own their home. Within about a mile and a half of the centre are more than 280 shops, including four supermarkets, with Waitrose about 0.2 miles away, a market in Market Square and a number of convenience stores. There are at least 25 pubs, with Skatterlings of Africa, Scarlet River Brewing Company and the Royal Oak all about 0.1 miles from the centre, plus around 18 cafés and at least 10 restaurants. Three doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest being The Nuffield Practice, alongside five pharmacies and several dentists. Witney Community Hospital is about 0.2 miles away, while the nearest emergency department is at John Radcliffe Hospital, about 11 miles away. Witney Library and two post offices serve the town. Nine named parks are mapped, with Unterhaching Park about 0.1 miles away and the nature reserve at Grimesmead is about 0.2 miles from the centre.
A short history of Witney
The name Witney comes from Old English words meaning Witta's island. A Saxon charter of 969 gives the first known record of the place, spelt Wyttannige. The Domesday Book of 1086 lists it as Witenie, in the hundred of Bampton. The market dates from the Middle Ages. The Butter Cross was built around 1600 and given its clock in 1683. The Town Hall was completed in 1786. In 1940 the town's workhouse was converted into an engineering factory. There are 271 listed buildings within a mile of the centre, including St Mary the Virgin at Grade I.
Sport and leisure
Windrush Leisure Centre is listed for swimming, soccer, tennis, volleyball and netball. Witney Mills Cricket Club and Witney Town Bowls Club are among the named clubs and several soccer pitches are mapped, including Eton Close Pitch, alongside a number of tennis courts and a number of miniature golf venues. Parks and open spaces include Burwell Recreation Ground, Madley Park Playing Fields, Oxlease Park, The Leys Park, Unterhaching Park and Witney Lake and Country Park. Witney Lake Nature Reserve and Grimesmead are also nearby and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped. PureGym is one of the fitness centres.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Witney?
- The median price paid in Witney over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £344,250. By property type, the median price paid was £500,000 for detached houses, £367,000 for semi-detached houses, £318,500 for terraced houses and £207,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in Witney recently?
- In the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, 414 homes were sold in Witney, based on HM Land Registry standard sales. These comprised 88 detached houses, 123 semi-detached houses, 121 terraced houses and 82 flats.
- What are the transport links from Witney?
- The nearest railway station is Finstock at about 4.6 miles from the centre, followed by Combe at about 5.0 miles. The A4095, A40 and A415 pass through or beside the area and M40 junction 9 (Wendlebury) is about 14 miles away. Central London is about 61 miles away in a straight line.
- What schools are near the centre of Witney?
- There are 9 primary schools within about 1.6 miles of the centre, the nearest being The Batt Church of England Primary School at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary school is The Henry Box School at about 0.4 miles, followed by Wood Green School at about 0.7 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Witney?
- There are 12 estate agent sales branches with an office in Witney.
Areas near Witney
- Ducklington
- Hailey
- Curbridge
- Delly End
- Hardwick (West Oxfordshire)
- North Leigh
- Minster Lovell
- Ramsden
Witney is in West Oxfordshire.
Estate agents near Witney
- GatekeeperWitney OX28 6JA0 miles
- Martin & CoWitney OX28 6JA0 miles
- Parkers WitneyWitney OX28 6JA0 miles
- Martyn Cox & CompanyWitney OX28 6BL0.3 miles
- Scott Fraser Lettings & Estate AgentsWitney OX28 6AL0.3 miles
- ChancellorsWitney OX28 6BL0.3 miles
- Thomas MerrifieldWitney OX28 6AF0.3 miles
- Andrews WitneyWitney OX28 6BL0.3 miles
- Connells Estate AgentsWitney OX28 6DB0.3 miles
- Allen and HarrisWitney OX28 6AF0.3 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Witney.