What type of property is Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD sell for?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD last sold for £525,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £95,500 in October 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD changed over time?

Across 3 sales between October 1996 and July 2022, Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD rose from £95,500 to £525,000, a change of £429,500. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

The current EPC rating for Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD is F with a score of 24 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (1,528 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 73% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 2BD. Source: EPC Register.

How is Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD heated?

The latest EPC at Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD have?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD has 2 approved extension applications on file going back to September 2018. The wider record also shows 2 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD is in council tax band D.

Where is Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD located?

Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD sits in Culworth, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

Police records around Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

The closest primary school to Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD is Culworth Church of England Primary Academy (190m).

What is the nearest station to Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD?

The closest bus stop to Fairway Cottage, High Street, OX17 2BD is The Green, 96m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Fairway Cottage, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BD

3 sales on record5 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

142 m²

1528 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 24

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Fairway Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Fairway Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Culworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BD). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 142 m² it's 17.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (121 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£343/sq ft) was about 36.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Fairway Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F24

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Fairway Cottage, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

5 applications on record at Fairway Cottage, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BD

5decisions2extensions148documents5nearby

Flagged:DemolitionListed building

Sept 2018
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extend tiled roof over back door to create lobby. Demolish construction at rear of property. Replace two windows in rear elevation. Changes to the internal layout.
ListedExtension
Documents
23 docs on file
Reference
S/2018/1535/FUL
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
RenovationFeb 2021Replace existing timber floor structure from second floor replace with oak timbers. Replace floor with suitable softwood joists and boards. Stabilise both internal gable ends. New ceiling joists, plaster board, skimmed with gypsum plaster, stabilise the loose stone and lime mortar internal walls to first floor. Remove fireplaces to ground floor lounge and dining room, replace with woodburning stoves. Addition of rooflight to rear elevation.Decision
RenovationMay 2019Replace existing oak timber floor second floor attic room approx 75mm higher than current structure, insulate the roof area, 2 conservation velux windows into the rear of existing tiled roof, remove temporary partition wall 1st floor bathroom, rear facing internal wall which is currently a mix of cement render and gypsum plaster will be stabilised with lime mortar and then a false stud wall introduced, stabilise the loose stone and lime mortar internal walls, using same materials, then finish using lime plaster and remove the 1950 tiled open fireplace in the lounge, replacing it with a wood burning stove, and stainless steel flue liner.Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Fairway Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£519,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£525,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

7 July 2022Most recent
£525,000
+100.4%over 4 years
21 December 2017
£262,000
+174.3%over 21 years
17 October 1996
£95,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BD: £263,000 (2025–2020).

Nearby sales in OX17 2BD

On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Fairway Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,697

Street avg £3,406

On par

Floor Area

142 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Full Banbury report

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 Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Culworth Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 2BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

42.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 2BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.7dB

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