Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Puzzle Cottage, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
2 planning records
Estimated value
£450,000
- Against OX17 2AT's recent median (£315,000)+43%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£450,000
- Against OX17 2AT's recent median (£315,000)+43%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Puzzle Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2AT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
146 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2025
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in OX17 2AT
5 sales, median £315,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Puzzle Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 2AT: £315,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in OX17 2AT
3 Butts Close, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
Sold Jun 2024
£377,5006 Butts Close, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
Sold May 2024
£270,0005 Butts Close, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
Sold May 2023
£385,0005 Culworth House, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
Sold Oct 2022
£315,0002 Culworth House, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
Sold Aug 2022
£300,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Puzzle Cottage, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Puzzle Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Puzzle Cottage is a semi-detached house in Culworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2AT). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Puzzle Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2025EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 August 2035
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Puzzle Cottage, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey rear extension at Puzzle Cottage.
2 applications on record at Puzzle Cottage, Queens Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2AT
2decisions1extensions12documents5nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
- Jul 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single and two storey extension at rear
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- S/2002/0862/P
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2025Decision
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Versus other Queens Street homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Puzzle Cottage outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 180 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
50/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Culworth House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Culworth Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary273m
Nearest stops
- Culworth HouseBus stop184m
- Sulgrave RoadBus stop187m
- Demand Responsive AreaBus stop194m
- St Mary's ChurchBus stop215m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
- Burglary65 reports9%
- Other Theft58 reports8%
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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 2AT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Puzzle Cottage is modelled from its 146 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2AT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Puzzle Cottage, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Puzzle Cottage was lodged in August 2025 at band E and is valid until August 2035. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Puzzle Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 12 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 2AT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Puzzle Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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