What kind of home is 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY last change hands?

5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY last sold for £270,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £87,500 in September 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

Across 4 sales between September 2001 and October 2022, 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY rose from £87,500 to £270,000, a change of £182,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (947 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX16 5BY. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY use?

The latest EPC at 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY have?

The only planning records linked to 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY in?

5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY sits in Banbury. It falls within the OX16 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

What is crime like near 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

Police records around 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY show an average of 8 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 62% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (487% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

The closest primary school to 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY is Harriers Banbury Academy (623m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Wykham Park (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY?

The closest bus stop to 5 Grove Street, OX16 5BY is George Street, 118m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 390m away.

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5 Grove Street, Banbury, OX16 5BY

4 sales on record2 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

88 m²

947 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 5 Grove Street

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

5 Grove Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Banbury (OX16 5BY). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £270,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 88 m² it's 16.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 6 EPCs). Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£285/sq ft) was about 99.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Open-plan layoutYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Period featuresYes

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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.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Grove Street, Banbury, OX16 5BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 5 Grove Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

2 applications on record at 5 Grove Street, Banbury, OX16 5BY

2decisions15documents9nearby

Nov 2014
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
T1 x Maple - Pollard to 10.0ft T2 x Ash - Pollard to 10.0ft
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
14/00336/TCA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 Grove Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£270,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

9 October 2022Most recent
£270,000
+11.6%over 4 years
13 September 2018
£242,000
+51.3%over 14 years
7 April 2004
£159,950
+82.8%over 2 years
20 September 2001
£87,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 5BY: £185,000 (2021–2006).

Nearby sales in OX16 5BY

On the street

Versus other Grove Street homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 5 Grove Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,068

Street avg £1,731

Strongly above

Floor Area

88 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

8/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

George Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Harriers Banbury Academy. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX16 5BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.1dB

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