What kind of home is 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX last sold for £270,000 in May 2026. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in September 2019, so prices have been rising over 7 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX changed over time?

Across 2 sales between September 2019 and May 2026, 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX rose from £249,950 to £270,000, a change of £20,050. That works out to roughly +1.2% per year compounded over 7 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

The current EPC rating for 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX is B with a score of 85 out of 100, lodged in August 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (700 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OX16 1HX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX use?

The latest EPC at 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX in?

17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX sits in Banbury. It falls within the OX16 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

How safe is the area around 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

Police records around 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX show an average of 342 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

The closest primary school to 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX is William Morris Primary School (398m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is North Oxfordshire Academy (774m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX?

The closest bus stop to 17 Bennett Drive, OX16 1HX is Edinburgh Way, 264m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Bennett Drive, Banbury, OX16 1HX

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

65 m²

700 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 85

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Overview

About 17 Bennett Drive

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

17 Bennett Drive is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 1HX). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97).

A recent sale: £270,000 in May 2026. Across 2019–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£386/sq ft) was about 20.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 65 m² it's 17.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (79 m² median across 34 EPCs).

Specifications

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

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

17 Bennett Drive's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Aug 2019

EPC Rating

B85

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

0.9 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Valid until 19 August 2029

2 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Bennett Drive, Banbury, OX16 1HX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Bennett Drive has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

Current estimate

£284,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2026)

£270,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

21 May 2026Most recent
£270,000
+8.0%over 6 years
29 September 2019
£249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 1HX: £360,000 (2026–2021).

Nearby sales in OX16 1HX

On the street

Versus other Bennett Drive homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Bennett Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,154

Street avg £3,391

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

0.9 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

0 years

Street avg 6 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

342/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Edinburgh Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

William Morris Primary School. 15 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX16 1HX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX16 1HX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.7dB

Low

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70 dB

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