8 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
About 8 The Close
8 The Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1QU). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 88 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 5 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 25.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£301/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £285,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 8 The Close, Main Street, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1QU
- Jun 2019RenovationFullOutcome in report
Formation of dropped kerb from road to driveway
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/00480/F
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineSept 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 The Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£285,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 January 2019Most recent
£285,000
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
On epc rating, 8 The Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,239
Street avg £2,396
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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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







