What kind of home is 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT last sold for £147,000 in June 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £55,750 in December 1996, so prices have been rising over 9 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

Across 2 sales between December 1996 and June 2005, 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT rose from £55,750 to £147,000, a change of £91,250. That works out to roughly +12% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in August 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (1,066 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX16 0DT. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT use?

The latest EPC at 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT in?

8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT sits in Banbury. It falls within the OX16 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

What is crime like near 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

Police records around 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (487% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

The closest primary school to 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT is Orchard Fields Community School (281m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wykham Park (1.3km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT?

The closest bus stop to 8 Beatrice Drive, OX16 0DT is Gillett Road, 85m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Beatrice Drive, Banbury, OX16 0DT

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

99 m²

1066 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Beatrice Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Beatrice Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 0DT). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in June 2005. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £304,000 sits 106.8% above the 2005 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 38.1% below the postcode norm. At 99 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 16 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Beatrice Drive, Banbury, OX16 0DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Beatrice Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.

Current estimate

£304,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.0% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£147,000

Growth on file: 12.0% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

16 June 2005Most recent
£147,000
+163.7%over 8 years
6 December 1996
£55,750

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 0DT: £207,000 (2019–2017).

Nearby sales in OX16 0DT

On the street

Versus other Beatrice Drive homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Beatrice Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,485

Street avg £2,177

Below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Banbury report

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

Gillett Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Orchard Fields Community School. 19 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX16 0DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX16 0DT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

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