What type of property is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP last sold for £78,500 in June 2003, around 23 years ago. Before that, it sold for £54,000 in June 2001, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

Across 2 sales between June 2001 and June 2003, Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP rose from £54,000 to £78,500, a change of £24,500. That works out to roughly +20.5% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

The current EPC rating for Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft), around 48 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP heated?

The latest EPC at Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP located?

Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP sits in Banbury. It falls within the OX16 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP in a safe area?

Police records around Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP show an average of 342 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 44% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

The closest primary school to Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP is Dashwood Banbury Academy (247m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wykham Park (1.7km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP?

The closest bus stop to Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, OX16 4RP is Merton Street Mosque, 82m away. The nearest rail option is Banbury Rail Station, 201m away.

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Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RP

Estimated value

£188,000

Since the 2003 sale (£78,500)+139%
Against OX16 4RP's recent median (£111,000)+69%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

End terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Tenure

Private Rental

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£188,000

Against its 2003 sale (£78,500)+139%
Against OX16 4RP's recent median (£111,000)+69%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Heyford House is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX16 4RP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
48 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in OX16 4RP
5 sales, median £111,000 (2025–2018)

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Heyford House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Sales timeline

9 June 2003Most recent
£78,500
+45.4%over 2 years
7 June 2001
£54,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 4RP: £111,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in OX16 4RP

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Heyford House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Heyford House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Banbury (OX16 4RP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £188,000 sits 139.5% above the 2003 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingAllocated

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jun 2020

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 15 June 2030

3 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Heyford House, Flat 5, 7 Merton Street, Banbury, OX16 4RP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Heyford 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.

On the street

Versus other Merton Street homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Heyford House lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

66 (D)

Street avg 62 (D)

Above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

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.

Nearest schools

Dashwood Banbury AcademyPrimary247m
St Leonard's Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary549m
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BanburyPrimary944m
Harriers Banbury AcademyPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

Merton Street MosqueBus stop82m
McKeevor PlaceBus stop152m
Banbury Railway StationBus stop183m
Banbury Rail StationRailway station201m

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences2,421 reports44%
Public Order534 reports10%
Anti-social Behaviour529 reports10%
Shoplifting466 reports9%

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX16 4RP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX16 4RP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for Heyford House is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX16 4RP. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Heyford House. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Heyford House was lodged in June 2020 at band D and is valid until June 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Heyford House. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX16 4RP, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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