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About 1 Princethorpe Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Princethorpe Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Banbury (OX16 4FN). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in November 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 69.6% above the 2013 sale of £223,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£204/sq ft) was about 16.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 74% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Princethorpe Drive, Banbury, OX16 4FN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
- May 2021Loft ConversionOutlineGranted
Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Development for the addition of a box dormer to the rear elevation and obscurely glazed windows to the upper floors of side elevations, to facilitate loft conversion
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Princethorpe Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Last sold (2013)
£223,500
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Princethorpe Drive homes
Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Princethorpe Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,191
Street avg £2,694
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor 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.
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
0.2 km
Priory Vale Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX16 4FN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
57.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 47 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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