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Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX

3 sales on record5 planning records

Estimated value

£791,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£826,000)-4%
  • Against OX17 2BX's recent median (£860,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£791,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£826,000)-4%
  • Against OX17 2BX's recent median (£860,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2BX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    175 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2019

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in OX17 2BX

    5 sales, median £860,000 (2025–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 5 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 June 2022Most recent

    £826,000

    +89.9%over 15 years

  2. 31 August 2006

    £435,000

    +74.0%over 6 years

  3. 7 May 2000

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BX: £860,000 (2025–2017).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Orchard Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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

2 years remaining
Planning

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
  1. Oct 2000
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. OutlineDecision

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On the street

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)

Below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above
Area

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.
Full Banbury report

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.

Nearest schools

  • Chenderit SchoolSecondary1.8km
  • Middleton Cheney Primary AcademyPrimary2.0km
  • Farthinghoe Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Thenford TurnBus stop357m
  • Thenford TurnBus stop360m
  • Demand Responsive AreaBus stop362m
  • Washle DriveBus stop1.2km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
  • Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
  • Burglary65 reports9%
  • Other Theft58 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for OX17 2BX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 2BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Orchard Cottage is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2BX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Orchard Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Orchard Cottage was lodged in June 2019 at band E and is valid until June 2029. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to Orchard Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 20 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 2BX, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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