7 Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
About 7 Bowman Close
7 Bowman Close is a mid-terrace house in Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 2QG). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 401% above the 1996 sale of £48,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£68/sq ft) was about 67.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
7 Bowman Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
7 Bowman Close 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 7 Bowman Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£48,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 January 1996Most recent
£48,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 2QG: £196,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in OX17 2QG
9 Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
Sold Jun 2024
£255,00014b, Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
Sold May 2024
£91,00016 Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
Sold Nov 2023
£292,50010 Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
Sold Jun 2003
£61,00012 Bowman Close, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, OX17 2QG
Sold Nov 2002
£61,000
Versus other Bowman Close homes
7 Bowman Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£735
Street avg £2,679
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Red Lion PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Middleton Cheney Primary Academy. 3 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







