4 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
About 4 The Close
4 The Close is a semi-detached house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (April 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 4 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
- May 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey gable extension, single storey rear extension, two storey front extension
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00734/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 The Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£303,000
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 1QU: £600,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in OX17 1QU
Mole End, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
Sold Sept 2023
£1,020,0006 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
Sold Aug 2023
£325,000Bellcrest, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
Sold Jan 2023
£600,0003 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
Sold May 2022
£412,500Maylands, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
Sold Jan 2022
£635,000
Versus other Main Street homes
4 The Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 108 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.0 km
The Bell Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Cropredy Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







