Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Edgcote Drive Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Edgcote, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1AG). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2020 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 103), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2021. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 98 m² it's 17.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 20 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 April 2036
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Fuel source changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Edgcote Drive Cottages has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
1 application on record at 3 Edgcote Drive Cottages, Edgcote, Banbury, OX17 1AG
Listed building consent to replace existing uPVC windows with traditional style timber casement windows incorporating slimline glazing units to match the historic windows.
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3 Edgcote Drive Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 250 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Demand Responsive Area — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Chipping Warden Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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