Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
51 m²
549 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 8 Purston House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Purston House is a semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 4AD). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the 3rd 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 bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (68 versus a best of 84). The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (April 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2008–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 is 14.4% above the 2021 sale price. Sold October 2021 for £149,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
8 Purston House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2022
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 June 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jun 2022from Apr 2012
EPC improved fromC77toD68
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
0%79%
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
8 Purston House has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Purston House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.6% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2021)
£149,500
Growth on file: -0.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2021Most recent
£149,500
-7.7%over 12 years23 October 2008
£161,950
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
£176,0003 Purston House, Alma Road, Banbury, OX16 4AD
Sold Nov 2021
£145,0002 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
Four headline reads against 4 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 8 Purston House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,931
Street avg £3,036
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 53 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
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Crime
342/mo
Steady 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX16 4AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.1dB
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80 dB
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