9 Howard Road, Banbury, OX16 4QZ
About 9 Howard Road
9 Howard Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Banbury (OX16 4QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Most recent transfer was April 2025 at £270,000 — fresh data. At 56 m² it's 21.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 13.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£448/sq ft) was about 108.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Howard Road 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
Latest sale on 9 Howard Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 29 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
13 April 2025Most recent
£270,000
+535.3%over 29 years26 January 1996
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 4QZ: £194,000 (2021–2007).
Versus other Howard Road homes
9 Howard Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,821
Street avg £2,695
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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
Howard Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Leonard's Church of England Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB







