29 Blacksmiths Hill, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3AH

29 Blacksmiths Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Aynho, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3AH). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (136 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 42.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£296/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.