3 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
About 3 Purston House
3 Purston House is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Banbury (OX16 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2012) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 53 m² this is the 4th smallest of 5 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–58 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (84 versus a worst of 68). Other recorded features include a balcony.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £145,000 in November 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- BalconyYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
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Energy performance
3 Purston House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Dec 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 Purston House has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£145,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 November 2021Most recent
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 4AD: £155,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in OX16 4AD
5 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Sept 2022
£176,0008 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Oct 2021
£149,5002 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Dec 2020
£142,0004 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Jun 2018
£172,5006 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Dec 2014
£155,000
Versus other Alma Road homes
Price per m² for 3 Purston House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,736
Street avg £3,084
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
8/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Merton Street Mosque — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Dashwood Banbury Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB