Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Mellent House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
2 planning records
Estimated value
£984,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£840,000)+17%
- Against OX17 1DQ's recent median (£2,225,000)-56%
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
280 m²
3014 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£984,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£840,000)+17%
- Against OX17 1DQ's recent median (£2,225,000)-56%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Mellent House is modelled from its 280 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
280 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2019
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in OX17 1DQ
5 sales, median £2,225,000 (2025–2017)
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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 2 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
31 August 2022Most recent
£840,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1DQ: £2,225,000 (2025–2017).
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
£350,000Home Farm, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Jul 2021
£2,225,000Arlescote House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Aug 2019
£2,825,000Holly Tree Cottage, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
Sold Jan 2004
£249,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Mellent House, 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 Mellent House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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.
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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.
Mellent House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 September 2029
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Sept 2019from Aug 2009
Hot Water
Main SystemMain (No Stat)
Hot water system changed
Low Energy Lighting
22%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Mellent House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at Mellent House is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Mellent House, Arlescote, Banbury, OX17 1DQ
2decisions14documents7nearby
- Apr 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
G1: x3 Leylandii - Reduce by approximately 15 feet
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00899/TREE
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2025Decision
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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.
Mellent House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,000
Street avg £3,760
Floor Area
280 m²
Street avg 311 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 11 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 17.7 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%
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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 Mellent House is modelled from its 280 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 Mellent House. 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 Mellent House was lodged in September 2019 at band D and is valid until September 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Mellent House. 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
- Mellent House is in council tax band G. 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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