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About Touchstone
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Touchstone is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hornton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 6DB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £401,000 is 27.5% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£321/sq ft) was about 18.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Touchstone, Bell Street, Hornton, Banbury, OX15 6DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Dec 2021Loft ConversionOutlineGranted
Certificate of Lawfulness for the Proposed Use for formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormer
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Touchstone valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2017)
£314,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Bell Street homes
Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On co₂ emissions, Touchstone stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,456
Street avg £3,448
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Banbury district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX15 6DB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.3dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 7 points of interest in total.
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