Lavender Cottage, Main Street, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1BQ
About Lavender Cottage
Lavender Cottage is a semi-detached house in Mollington, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sold July 2020 for £445,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 12.4% above the 2020 sale price.
Energy performance
Lavender Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 February 2030
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at Lavender Cottage, Main Street, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1BQ
1 live now- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 x Fir Tree - remove
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/02871/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2026Decision
- DemolitionJul 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Lavender Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 24 years.
£445,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2020Most recent
£445,000
2 July 2020
£445,000
+58.4%over 15 years1 March 2005
£281,000
+70.3%over 5 years18 October 1999
£165,000
+40.4%over 3 years22 May 1996
£117,500
Median price across the last 3 sales in OX17 1BQ: £465,000 (2018–2007).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Chestnut Road — bus stop.
Closest school
3.0 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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