What kind of home is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE sell for?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE last sold for £490,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £74,950 in January 1998, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

Across 2 sales between January 1998 and September 2022, 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE rose from £74,950 to £490,000, a change of £415,050. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

The current EPC rating for 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE is C with a score of 69 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 27% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX16 9TE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE use?

The latest EPC at 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE had any planning applications?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey rear extension and two-storey side extension. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE in?

20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE sits in Banbury. It falls within the OX16 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE in a safe area?

Police records around 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE 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 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

The closest primary school to 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE is Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School (551m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Blessed George Napier Catholic School and Sixth Form (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE?

The closest bus stop to 20 Arbury Close, OX16 9TE is Elton Road, 103m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Arbury Close, Banbury, OX16 9TE

3 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

129 m²

1389 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 69

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Arbury Close

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

20 Arbury Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Banbury (OX16 9TE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 129 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 15 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£353/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £490,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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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.

EPC Rating

C69

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Arbury Close, Banbury, OX16 9TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Arbury Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

3 applications on record at 20 Arbury Close, Banbury, OX16 9TE

3decisions3extensions14documents6nearby

Mar 2002
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
Reference
02/00233/F
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ExtensionNov 2015Decision
ExtensionMay 2015Decision

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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 20 Arbury Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£487,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£490,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

15 September 2022Most recent
£490,000
+553.8%over 24 years
23 January 1998
£74,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX16 9TE: £385,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Arbury Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 20 Arbury Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,798

Street avg £2,848

Strongly above

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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Area

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Full Banbury report

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

0.1 km

Elton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for OX16 9TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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