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.

It changed hands recently, sold February 2026 for £735,000. 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 1997–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 84.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.