What kind of home is 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, on a corner plot.

What was the last sold price for 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ last sold for £290,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

The current EPC rating for 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (1,033 sq ft), around 32 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 2JZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ use?

The latest EPC at 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ had any planning applications?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ has council approval for side extension granted in August 2007 under ref. S/2007/0947/P. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ in?

1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ sits in Chacombe, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 59% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

The closest primary school to 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ is Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy (129m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Chenderit School (1.8km).

How well connected is 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ?

The closest bus stop to 1 Bennett Close, OX17 2JZ is Middleton Road, 200m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Bennett Close, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JZ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

96 m²

1033 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Bennett Close

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

1 Bennett Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Chacombe, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £340,000 is 17.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 37.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £290,000 in September 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street
Corner plotYes

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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.

1 Bennett Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Bennett Close, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Bennett Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 1 Bennett Close, Chacombe, Banbury, OX17 2JZ

1decisions1extensions10documents5nearby

Aug 2007
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Conservatory to side.
Extension
Documents
10 docs on file
Reference
S/2007/0947/P
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£340,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£290,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

13 September 2021Most recent
£290,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2JZ: £335,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in OX17 2JZ

On the street

Versus other Bennett Close homes

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

1 Bennett Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,021

Street avg £2,954

On par

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 96 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Banbury report

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

0.2 km

Middleton Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Chacombe CEVA Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 2JZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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