Vicarage Close, Appletree Cottage, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
About Vicarage Close
Vicarage Close is a semi-detached house in Shotteswell, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1JA). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2011) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 49.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 30.8% below the postcode norm. On the market in December 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.
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Energy performance
Vicarage Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2021
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Vicarage Close 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
Vicarage Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 17 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2013Most recent
£315,000
+77.0%over 14 years25 August 1999
£178,000
+25.4%over 3 years15 August 1996
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1JA: £432,500 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in OX17 1JA
Vicarage Close, Nutshell Cottage, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
Sold Mar 2025
£387,000North Ridge, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
Sold Aug 2021
£750,000Chatterpie Cottage, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
Sold Dec 2020
£620,000Satch Ll Edge, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
Sold Mar 2018
£432,500Sunrise, Shotteswell, Banbury, OX17 1JA
Sold Jan 2008
£332,500
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Vicarage Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 72 (C)
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 1.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Middle Lane — bus stop.
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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
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB