What kind of home is 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ sell for?

38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ last sold for £193,000 in May 2009, around 17 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £66,000 in October 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2000 and May 2009, 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ rose from £66,000 to £193,000, a change of £127,000. That works out to roughly +13.3% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

The current EPC rating for 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in January 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 2JQ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ use?

The latest EPC at 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ in?

38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ sits in Chacombe, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

Police records around 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ show an average of 50 reported crimes per month over the last 15 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 41% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (16% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

The closest primary school to 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ is Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy (106m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chenderit School (1.6km).

What is the nearest station to 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ?

The closest bus stop to 38 Thornhill, OX17 2JQ is Middleton Road, 168m away. In total there are 20 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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38 Thornhill, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JQ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£287,000

Since the 2009 sale (£193,000)+49%
Against OX17 2JQ's recent median (£375,000)-23%

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

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£287,000

Against its 2009 sale (£193,000)+49%
Against OX17 2JQ's recent median (£375,000)-23%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 38 Thornhill is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2JQ. 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
83 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2009
Recent sales in OX17 2JQ
5 sales, median £375,000 (2025–2022)

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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

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 at least doubled since 2000.

Sales timeline

25 May 2009Most recent
£193,000
+7.8%over 2 years
24 November 2006
£179,000
+171.2%over 6 years
14 October 2000
£66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2JQ: £375,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in OX17 2JQ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 38 Thornhill, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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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 38 Thornhill

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

38 Thornhill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chacombe, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in May 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 is 48.7% above the 2009 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

38 Thornhill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2026

Current Certificate

Jan 2016

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 January 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Thornhill, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

38 Thornhill 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.

On the street

Versus other Thornhill homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 38 Thornhill runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,325

Street avg £3,181

Below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Below

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

0.2 km

Middleton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Chacombe CEVA Primary AcademyPrimary106m
Chenderit SchoolSecondary1.6km
Middleton Cheney Primary AcademyPrimary2.0km

Nearest stops

Middleton RoadBus stop168m
Demand Responsive AreaBus stop188m
The RingBus stop208m
Banbury RoadBus stop417m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 2JQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 2JQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Method

How to read this page

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 38 Thornhill is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 2JQ. 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 38 Thornhill. 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 38 Thornhill was lodged in January 2016 at band E and expired in January 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 38 Thornhill. 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 2JQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 38 Thornhill is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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