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20 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
220 m²
2368 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 20 Byfield Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Byfield Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2025from Sept 2021
EPC improved fromE48toC69
Windows
SecondaryMostly Double

Windows upgraded, improving insulation

Roof
GoodVery Good

Roof insulation improved

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
60%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC CPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Byfield Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£697,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£620,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 13 October 2022Most recent

    £620,000

    +70.6%over 16 years
  2. 24 August 2006

    £363,500

    +4.6%over 1 year
  3. 18 August 2005

    £347,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1LD: £385,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Byfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Byfield Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,818

Street avg £2,962

On par

Floor Area

220 m²

Street avg 142 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Byfield Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 1LD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX17 1LD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 1LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Byfield Road, Chipping Warden, Banbury, OX17 1LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.