Mellent House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ

Mellent House is a detached house in Arlescote, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 280 m² (around 3014 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.

At 280 m² the property is well over the postcode median (210 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £984,000 is 17.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 25.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £840,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.