Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
3 sales on record5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Orchard Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Thenford, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2019. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (93 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 18.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £826,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jun 2019
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2029
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 applications on record at Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
4decisions2extensions20documents5nearby
- Oct 2000ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Two Storey Extension At Side Incorporating Double Garage And Conservatory At Rear
Extension- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2000/1003/P
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2024Decision
- OutlineDec 2023Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2022)
£826,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2022Most recent
£826,000
+89.9%over 15 years31 August 2006
£435,000
+74.0%over 6 years7 May 2000
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BX: £860,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 2BX
Manor Farm, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Sept 2025
£2,350,000The Old Rectory, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Oct 2024
£860,000Thatched Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Jun 2021
£550,000Walnut House, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold May 2017
£1,020,000Boreen Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Sold Apr 2017
£565,000
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Orchard Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
175 m²
Street avg 96 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
0.4 km
Thenford Turn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Chenderit School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 2BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB
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