8 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
About 8 Orchard Piece
8 Orchard Piece is a detached house in Mollington, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1DP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sold April 2022 for £380,000. 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. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£384/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 July 2027
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Planning history
8 Orchard Piece has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£401,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 20 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
11 April 2022Most recent
£380,000
+20.6%over 4 years26 January 2018
£315,000
-1.6%24 August 2017
£320,000
+73.0%over 15 years18 February 2002
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1DP: £367,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in OX17 1DP
5 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
Sold Feb 2025
£345,0003 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
Sold Dec 2022
£400,0002 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
Sold Dec 2021
£367,0001 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
Sold Mar 2021
£350,0004 Orchard Piece, Mollington, Banbury, OX17 1DP
Sold Nov 2020
£380,000
Versus other Orchard Piece homes
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Orchard Piece runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,130
Street avg £3,807
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
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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
2.8 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.1dB







