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About 31 Princethorpe Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
31 Princethorpe Drive is a semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 4FN). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in April 2002. Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 16.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £193,000 sits 147.4% above the 2002 sale of £78,000. At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
31 Princethorpe Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
31 Princethorpe Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£193,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.1% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2002)
£78,000
Growth on file: 16.1% per year over 3 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.
On epc rating, 31 Princethorpe Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,773
Street avg £2,707
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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.
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