Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Bridge Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Culworth, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BG). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £215,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £252,000 is 17.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 68.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 55 m² it's 27.6% 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.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 4 Bridge Cottages, High Street, Culworth, Banbury, OX17 2BG
Conservation Area Consent for demolition of garage
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Price for 4 Bridge Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£252,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 22 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 22 years.
18 January 2019Most recent
£215,000
+30.3%over 4 years10 March 2014
£165,000
+65.0%over 12 years19 August 2001
£100,000
+86.9%over 4 years29 September 1996
£53,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BG: £399,950 (2025–2017).
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Price per m² for 4 Bridge Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,909
Street avg £3,449
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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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