Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Holly Tree Cottage, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
6 planning records
Estimated value
£490,000
- Since the 2004 sale (£249,000)+97%
- Against OX17 1DQ's recent median (£1,010,000)-51%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
102 m²
1094 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£490,000
- Against its 2004 sale (£249,000)+97%
- Against OX17 1DQ's recent median (£1,010,000)-51%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Holly Tree Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 1DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
102 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2010
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in OX17 1DQ
5 sales, median £1,010,000 (2025–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 6 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Holly Tree Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
27 January 2004Most recent
£249,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1DQ: £1,010,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in OX17 1DQ
Arlescote Manor Barn, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Mar 2025
£1,010,000The Old Railway Lodge, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Apr 2023
£350,000Mellent House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Aug 2022
£840,000Home Farm, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Jul 2021
£2,225,000Arlescote House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Aug 2019
£2,825,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Holly Tree Cottage, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Holly Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Holly Tree Cottage is a semi-detached house in Arlescote, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1094 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 2004 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 sits 96.8% above the 2004 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£228/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. At 102 m² it sits well below the postcode median (247 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Holly Tree Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Jan 2020
Current Certificate
Jan 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Holly Tree Cottage, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
6 applications on record at Holly Tree Cottage, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
6decisions1extensions27documents7nearby
- Jan 2005HeritageOutcome in report
Demolition of outbuildings
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 04/03725/DEM
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2020Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2017Decision
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Holly Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,450
Street avg £3,943
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 356 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 11 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 19.2 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Banbury district page.
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
1.4 km
Bus Shelter — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Bus ShelterBus stop1.4km
- Post OfficeBus stop1.4km
- GreenBus stop1.7km
- Bus ShelterBus stop1.7km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
- Burglary65 reports9%
- Other Theft58 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 1DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Holly Tree Cottage is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 1DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Holly Tree Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Holly Tree Cottage was lodged in January 2010 at band D and expired in January 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to Holly Tree Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from OX17 1DQ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Holly Tree Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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