20 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
About 20 Byfield Road
20 Byfield Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Chipping Warden, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1LD). It has a recorded floor area of 220 m² (around 2368 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 220 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £697,000 is 12.4% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£262/sq ft) was about 37.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £620,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
20 Byfield Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
20 Byfield Road 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£697,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£620,000
+70.6%over 16 years24 August 2006
£363,500
+4.6%over 1 year18 August 2005
£347,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1LD: £385,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in OX17 1LD
28 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
Sold May 2024
£430,00026 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
Sold Jul 2023
£345,0002 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
Sold Sept 2021
£380,00030 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
Sold Apr 2021
£385,00032 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD
Sold Dec 2017
£542,500
Versus other Byfield Road homes
20 Byfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,818
Street avg £2,962
Floor Area
220 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Griffin PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Chipping Warden Primary Academy. 2 schools 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
46.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







