5 Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
About 5 Church Close
5 Church Close is a detached house in Great Bourton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 1RW). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
A recent sale: £495,000 in January 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
5 Church Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 Church Close 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
5 Church Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£514,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 January 2025Most recent
£495,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 1RW: £415,000 (2023–2009).
Nearby sales in OX17 1RW
7 Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
Sold Nov 2023
£740,0002 Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
Sold Feb 2015
£415,0006 Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
Sold Dec 2013
£375,000The Rickyard, Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
Sold Dec 2011
£295,000Church Close House, Church Close, Great Bourton, Banbury, OX17 1RW
Sold Aug 2009
£420,000
Versus other Church Close homes
Years Held for 5 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,511
Street avg £3,107
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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
0.1 km
The Bell Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







