What type of property is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR?

Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR sell for?

Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR last sold for £509,500 in February 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £125,500 in January 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1997 and February 2020, Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR rose from £125,500 to £509,500, a change of £384,000. That works out to roughly +6.3% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR have?

The current EPC rating for Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in October 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR?

Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (1,485 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 59% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 1QR. Source: EPC Register.

How is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR heated?

The latest EPC at Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR?

Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR is in council tax band E.

Where is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR located?

Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR sits in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district in Oxfordshire.

Is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR in a safe area?

Police records around Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR?

The closest primary school to Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR is Cropredy Church of England Primary School (1.0km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR?

The closest bus stop to Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, OX17 1QR is Valley View, 129m away. In total there are 20 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

138 m²

1485 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Elm Cottage

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

Elm Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1QR). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since October 2018. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 19.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2020 for £509,500.

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
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Elm Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Oct 2018

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Elm Cottage 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Latest sale on Elm Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£611,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£509,500

Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

25 February 2020Most recent
£509,500
+166.8%over 18 years
22 March 2001
£191,000
+52.2%over 4 years
16 January 1997
£125,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1QR: £235,000 (2024–2013).

Nearby sales in OX17 1QR

On the street

Versus other Swan Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Elm Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,692

Street avg £2,676

Strongly above

Floor Area

138 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Banbury report

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

1.0 km

Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 1QR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Elm Cottage, Swan Lane, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.