Mereth, Boxhedge Road, Banbury, OX16 0BU
About Mereth
Mereth is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2006. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £361,000 is 33.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£237/sq ft) was about 44.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Mereth's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at Mereth, Boxhedge Road, Banbury, OX16 0BU
- Dec 2006RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
2 no. replacement windows to rear
New Windows- Reference
- 06/02228/LB
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Sales history & valuation
Mereth valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£361,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 2016Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 0BU: £195,000 (2021–2004).
Versus other Boxhedge Road homes
Price per m²
£2,547
Street avg £2,427
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 7.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boxhedge Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Banbury. 20 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.2dB