Overview
Connells is an estate and letting agent based at 5 Market Square, Bicester, OX26 6AA. It is part of Connells Group, one of 1,382 Connells Group offices on the register. Companies House number 01489613. It has been trading since 1980-04-08. It belongs to The Property Ombudsman redress scheme. On the Find a Local Agent score it ranks 2nd of 10 estate agent offices in Bicester and 4th of 32 in Cherwell (2026-10-19).
In 2025 our market records place Connells in 2 local agent league tables on 2 occasions. At its best it ranked 4th of 20+ agents in OX25 (April 2025), with 7 homes for sale of 114 in the area (6% share). In the most recent capture (April 2025) it was 5th of 29 in Bicester with 22 homes, a 8% share.
Homes in the OX26 postcode district sold for a median £340,000 across 451 sales in the last 12 months. Across Cherwell the average price is £356,935 (July 2026), +22.0% over ten years and 6.3× its January 1995 level. Since 1995 the median sold price in OX26 has moved from £59,500 to £332,626 across 26,597 recorded sales. 25 estate and letting agent offices on the register are based in OX26.
Market position and ranking
2/10 in Bicester on the Agent Score (85/100, provisional: 25% data) · 2 of 7 in OX26 · 4 of 32 in Cherwell · 183 of 1,460 in South East
How Connells has ranked against every other agent advertising homes in the same towns, from the register’s historical market records between 2025 and 2025.
Homes for sale over time
Homes this branch was advertising, by town league table
Share of local stock
Its homes as a share of all homes for sale in the town
League position
Rank among all agents in the town (1 = most homes)
Ranking by location, latest capture
| Location | Captured | Rank | Homes for sale | Share of local stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicester | 2025-04 | 5of 29 | 22of 288 | 8% |
| OX25 | 2025-04 | 4of 20+ | 7of 114 | 6% |
The Bicester market it trades in
29 agents advertising 288 homes, average asking price £419,000, 34 new in the previous 14 days. Recorded 2025-04-22.
All homes for sale in Bicester
Total advertised by every agent, each capture
Average asking price in Bicester
All agents’ homes for sale
| # | Agent | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChancellorsSheep Street, Bicester, OX26 6TB | 47 | 16% |
| 2 | Thomas MerrifieldMarket Square, Bicester, OX26 6AG | 38 | 13% |
| 3 | Barton FlemingNorth Street, Bicester, OX26 6NF | 29 | 10% |
| 4 | Quadrant Real EstatesMarket Square, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 6AG | 23 | 8% |
| 5 | ConnellsMarket Square, Bicester, OX26 6AA | 22 | 8% |
| 6 | Taylors CountrywideMarket Square, Bicester, OX26 6AD | 20 | 7% |
| 7 | Alexander & Co Harrow Estate AgentsPevensey House, 27 Sheep Street, Bicester, OX26 6JF | 19 | 7% |
| 8 | IMS Lettings Solutions18, Kings End, Bicester, OX26 2AA | 18 | 6% |
| 9 | HuntersMarket Square, Bicester, OX26 6AG | 9 | 3% |
| 10 | Breckon & BreckonMarket Square, Bicester, OX26 6AG | 7 | 2% |
| 11 | Cherry Picked ResidentialPrama House, 267 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HT | 6 | 2% |
| 12 | Finders KeepersBanbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7BY | 5 | 2% |
| 13 | eMoovMarsh House Farm, Lower Burnham Road, Latchingdon, Chelmsford, Essex | 4 | 1% |
| 14 | YOPAMeridian House, Wheatfield Way, Hinckley, LE10 1YG | 4 | 1% |
| 15 | Avocado Property3A Oakmede House Oakmede Place, Binfield, Berkshire, RG42 4JF | 3 | 1% |
| 16 | eXp UKNorthumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5BW | 3 | 1% |
| 17 | PurplebricksPurplebricks, 650 The Crescent Colchester Business Park, Colchester, United Kingdom, CO4 9YQ | 3 | 1% |
| 18 | Fine & Country10, Market Square, Bicester, OX26 6AG | 2 | 1% |
| 19 | Hamptons International257, Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7HN | 2 | 1% |
| 20 | Alistair Redhouse Estate AgentsHigh Street, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, OX5 2DN | 1 | 0% |
Stock on the market
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Sales performance
Asking price achieved and time to sell
We match each home an agent lists to its HM Land Registry completion to measure the price achieved against asking and the time from listing to completion. Results appear here once enough of this branch’s listings have completed, usually three to six months after we first read its website.
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The local market
Average prices across Cherwell since January 1995, and what has sold in OX26 in the last year. Cherwell averages £356,935 in July 2026, +15.1% over five years and +22.0% over ten.
Average house price, Cherwell
UK House Price Index, monthly
Homes sold each year, Cherwell
Completed sales recorded in the House Price Index
Sold prices in OX26 since 1995
Median price each year by property type, HM Land Registry
Homes sold each year in OX26
26,597 completed sales since 1995
Sales per month in OX26
HM Land Registry completions, last 12 months
What sold in OX26
Completions by property type, last 12 months
| Median sold price, OX26 | £340,000 | Sales, last 12 months | 451 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £487,500 | Semi-detached | £350,000 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | Flat | £230,000 |
Other agents in OX26
| Office | Type and group | Homes for sale |
|---|---|---|
| Barton Fleming | Estate and letting agentIndependent | 29recorded 2025 |
| Taylors | Estate and letting agentConnells Group | 20recorded 2025 |
| Hunters – Bicester | Estate and letting agentThe Property Franchise Group | 9recorded 2025 |
| Breckon & Breckon | Estate agentIndependent | 7recorded 2025 |
| Thomas Merrifield | Estate agentIndependent | 4recorded 2025 |
| 5rooms ltd | Letting agentIndependent | 0today |
| Quadrant Estate Agents | Estate agentIndependent | 0today |
| Alexander & Co | Estate and letting agentIndependent | — |
| Barton Fleming Lettings Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| CS Properties Lettings Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Chancellors | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Dalcour Maclaren Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| David Sanderson Property Ltd | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| Finders Keepers | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| Fine and Country North Oxfordshire | Estate agentFine & Country (franchise) | — |
| GSAT Real Estate Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| IEMILLAR LTD | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| IMS Lettings Solutions Limited | Letting agentIndependent | — |
| IMS Property Solutions Limited | Estate agentIndependent | — |
| JKG Property Trading Ltd | Letting agentIndependent | — |
All agents in Cherwell · Demographics and area data on Property Data
Other Connells offices
156 other offices share the website connells.co.uk. Connells Group has 1,382 offices on the register in total.
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- ConnellsAshford TN23 3LU
- ConnellsBasildon CM12 9BT
- ConnellsBasingstoke and Deane RG22 4AQ
- ConnellsBasingstoke and Deane RG21 7NE
- ConnellsBedford MK40 1LN
- ConnellsBirmingham B14 7BW
- ConnellsBirmingham B17 9QE
- ConnellsBirmingham B72 1XA
- ConnellsBirmingham B42 1TN
- ConnellsBirmingham B3 3LP
- ConnellsBlaby LE8 4GQ
- ConnellsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH9 2AT
- ConnellsBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole BH6 3QU
- HolroydsBradford BD17 5EH
- HolroydsBradford BD16 2HL
- HolroydsBradford BD21 3SL
- ConnellsBraintree CM7 1TX
- ConnellsBristol, City of BS3 1JN
- ConnellsBristol, City of BS9 3DH
- ConnellsBuckinghamshire HP11 1BA
- ConnellsBuckinghamshire HP20 2RH
- ConnellsBuckinghamshire HP19 7HT
- ConnellsCannock Chase WS11 1AH
- ConnellsCentral Bedfordshire LU7 1HA
- ConnellsCentral Bedfordshire LU6 1HX
- ConnellsCentral Bedfordshire MK45 1QY
- Sequence (UK) LimitedCentral Bedfordshire LU7 1GN
- ConnellsChelmsford CM1 1EH
- ConnellsCherwell OX16 5PN
- ConnellsColchester CO1 1DA
- ConnellsCoventry CV1 2HN
- ConnellsCrawley RH10 1BQ
- ConnellsDacorum HP1 1LD
- ConnellsDorset BH22 9HT
- ConnellsDorset SP7 8JG
- ConnellsDorset DT9 3BJ
- ConnellsDorset DT1 1UH
- ConnellsDorset DT11 7AR
- ConnellsDorset DT4 8EN
- ConnellsDorset SP8 4QT
- ConnellsDudley DY8 1EJ
- ConnellsDudley B63 4RG
- ConnellsDudley DY1 1NS
- ConnellsEastleigh SO50 5RH
- ConnellsExeter EX1 1DZ
- ConnellsHarborough LE16 7DS
- ConnellsHarrow HA1 2RH
- ConnellsHerefordshire, County of HR4 9BX
- ConnellsHertsmere WD23 3HD
- ConnellsHinckley and Bosworth LE10 1DD
- ConnellsHorsham RH12 1EE
- ConnellsHuntingdonshire PE19 2AF
- ConnellsIpswich IP1 1QT
- ConnellsLeicester LE1 1JB
- ConnellsLichfield WS13 6LZ
- ConnellsLuton LU3 2AD
- ConnellsLuton LU3 2QQ
- ConnellsLuton LU1 2AT
- ConnellsLuton LU2 7XH
Company history
- Incorporated as Connells Residential (Companies House 01489613)
- Wood, David Bernard resigned
- Cannon, Peter Charles appointed director
- Simson, John Henry Francis resigned
- Cannon, Peter Charles resigned
- Flavell, Stuart Edward appointed director
- Harding, Paul David appointed director
- Livesey, David Christopher appointed director
- Silverman, Brian Geoffrey resigned
- Bown, Paul Anthony resigned
- White, David Alan Robert resigned
- Flavell, Stuart Edward resigned
- Harding, Paul David resigned
- Shipperley, Reginald Stephen resigned
- Livesey, David Christopher resigned
- Rosindale, Christopher Ashley appointed director
- Best recorded league position: 4th in OX25
- First appears in our market records (Bicester)
- Simpson, Jonathan Lee appointed director
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosindale, Christopher Ashley | director | 2025-01-20 | |
| Simpson, Jonathan Lee | director | 2026-07-31 | |
| Bown, Paul Anthony | director | — | 1999-12-22 |
| Shipperley, Reginald Stephen | director | — | 2022-12-31 |
| Silverman, Brian Geoffrey | secretary | — | 1996-07-26 |
| Simson, John Henry Francis | director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| White, David Alan Robert | director | — | 2001-05-31 |
| Wood, David Bernard | director | — | 1991-12-06 |
| Cannon, Peter Charles | director | 1992-09-30 | 1993-12-06 |
| Flavell, Stuart Edward | director | 1996-07-26 | 2002-03-18 |
| Harding, Paul David | director | 1996-07-26 | 2007-02-28 |
| Livesey, David Christopher | director | 1996-07-26 | 2023-09-28 |
| Sparrow, John Michael | director | 1996-07-26 | 1996-12-31 |
| Twigg, Richard John | secretary | 1996-07-26 | 2002-04-22 |
| Waller, Kenneth Robert | director | 1996-07-26 | 2008-05-02 |
| Twigg, Richard John | director | 1996-10-29 | 2002-04-22 |
| Day, Michael Stephen | director | 2000-01-26 | 2003-04-09 |
| Rausa, Vito Roberto | director | 2000-01-26 | 2007-12-07 |
| Gill, Adrian Stuart | director | 2002-04-22 | 2012-06-29 |
| Gill, Adrian Stuart | secretary | 2002-04-22 | 2012-06-29 |
Source: Companies House, company 01489613; Find a Local Agent historical market records.
Questions and answers
Is Connells a leading agent in Bicester?
Our records rank it 5th of 29 agents in Bicester by homes for sale in April 2025, with 8% of local stock.
How long has Connells been trading?
Since 1980-04-08, about 46 years.
Who owns Connells?
It is part of Connells Group.
Which redress scheme is Connells a member of?
The Property Ombudsman.
What do homes sell for near Connells?
A median £340,000 in OX26 over the last 12 months (HM Land Registry, 451 sales).
Sources and freshness
| Source | Coverage |
|---|---|
| Find a Local Agent historical market records (town league tables) | 2 snapshots, 2025–2025 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, full history (OGL) | OX26, 1995 to 2026, 26,597 sales |
| UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry (OGL) | Cherwell, January 1995 to July 2026 |
| HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (OGL) | OX26, last 12 months |
| Companies House (free company data product) | 01489613, Active |
| The Property Ombudsman and Property Redress Scheme registers | Office details, February 2026 |
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