3 Prospect Cottages, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
About 3 Prospect Cottages
3 Prospect Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1QL). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 106 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 4 EPCs).
Energy performance
3 Prospect Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
3 Prospect Cottages 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
3 Prospect Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£300,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1QL: £465,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 1QL
Home Farm House, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
Sold Mar 2024
£1,510,000Holly Cottage, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
Sold Oct 2023
£718,5002 Prospect Cottages, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
Sold Mar 2020
£255,000Spittals Barn, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
Sold Aug 2014
£570,000Hillside House, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QL
Sold Nov 2013
£509,000
Versus other Main Street homes
On habitable rooms, 3 Prospect Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
Valley View — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 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
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.8dB







