Post Office Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
About Post Office Cottage
Post Office Cottage is a semi-detached house in Thenford, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2BX). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since September 1996 — that's 30 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £381,000 sits 314.1% above the 1996 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£93/sq ft) was about 75% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
Post Office Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Post Office 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
Latest sale on Post Office Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£381,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 September 1996Most recent
£92,000
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
Post Office Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 101 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB