Ashdown, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
About Ashdown
Ashdown is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cropredy, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1NT). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold July 2024 for £425,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 August 2033
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Ashdown has an approved front extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at Ashdown, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
- Nov 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension, pitched roof to garage and new bin store to front
- Reference
- 06/01947/F
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchApr 2019Decision
- ExtensionAug 2015Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
Unlock Ashdown, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT's full planning history
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Sales history & valuation
Ashdown has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£446,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
8 July 2024Most recent
£425,000
+11.1%over 7 years12 January 2017
£382,500
+17.7%over 5 years9 December 2011
£325,000
+51.2%over 5 years3 July 2006
£215,000
+8.3%over 1 year2 September 2004
£198,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1NT: £418,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in OX17 1NT
Creampot Cottage, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jun 2021
£520,000Wedgewood, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jul 2020
£418,000Reads House, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Jul 2018
£465,000Elderberry End, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold Feb 2016
£388,0001 Poplars Cottage, Creampot Lane, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1NT
Sold May 2015
£415,000
Versus other Creampot Lane homes
Ashdown is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,474
Street avg £3,248
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Brasenose Arms — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.0dB







