Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Post Office Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX
Estimated value
£355,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£92,000)+286%
- Against OX17 2BX's recent median (£826,000)-57%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
92 m²
990 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£355,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£92,000)+286%
- Against OX17 2BX's recent median (£826,000)-57%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Post Office Cottage is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
92 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in OX17 2BX
5 sales, median £826,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Post Office Cottage was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
1 September 1996Most recent
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2BX: £826,000 (2025–2020).
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
£860,000Orchard 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
£1,020,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Post Office 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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About Post Office Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £355,000 sits 285.9% 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Post Office Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 1 March 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2018from Jun 2016
EPC improved fromF34toE39
Roof
PoorGood
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
55%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Post Office Cottage, Thenford, Banbury, OX17 2BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Post Office Cottage has no planning applications on record.
5
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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.
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%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
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-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Post Office Cottage is modelled from its 92 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for Post Office 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 Post Office Cottage was lodged in March 2018 at band E and is valid until March 2028. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Post Office 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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