Darland Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
About Darland Cottage
Darland Cottage is a detached house in Thenford, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Darland Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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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Planning history
Darland Cottage 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.
Sales history & valuation
Darland Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£569,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 2BX: £826,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 2BX
The Old Rectory, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Oct 2024
£860,000Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Jun 2022
£826,000Thatched Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Jun 2021
£550,000Walnut House, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold May 2017
£1,020,000Manor Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Apr 2017
£525,000
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Darland Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Thenford Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Chenderit School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB