8 Vicarage Gardens, Cropredy, Banbury, OX17 1PJ

8 Vicarage Gardens is a five-bedroom detached house in Cropredy, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1PJ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in August 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 179 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (148 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 is 43.9% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£239/sq ft) was about 15.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.