5 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
About 5 Buzzards Close
5 Buzzards Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Little Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1RN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 47.2% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£276/sq ft) was about 29.9% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Aug 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Buzzards Close has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 5 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
- Apr 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and widen and reroof existing garage
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00469/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionNov 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Buzzards Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£368,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£249,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 October 2012Most recent
£249,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1RN: £325,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in OX17 1RN
9 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
Sold Feb 2025
£345,0002 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
Sold Aug 2024
£290,0008 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
Sold Jun 2019
£325,0001 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
Sold Mar 2017
£337,0007 Buzzards Close, Little Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RN
Sold Jul 2007
£240,000
Versus other Buzzards Close homes
On price per m², 5 Buzzards Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,976
Street avg £6,074
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chapel Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Cherry Fields Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB







