Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Bridge Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Culworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BG). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.
Last sale on file: £195,000 in September 2020. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 27.2% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 47.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 57 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 11 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 December 2022
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Bridge Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
3 Bridge Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 24 years.
£195,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 24 years.
17 September 2020Most recent
£195,000
+4.6%over 2 years3 November 2017
£186,500
+88.4%over 15 years14 December 2001
£99,000
+70.7%over 5 years10 June 1996
£58,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BG: £399,950 (2025–2017).
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Feb 2022
4 Bridge Cottages, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BG
Sold Jan 2019
1 Bridge Cottages, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BG
Sold Jul 2017
On epc rating, 3 Bridge Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,421
Street avg £3,530
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Eydon End Cottage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Culworth Church of England Primary Academy. 1 school nearby.
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