What type of property is 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR last sold for £485,000 in July 2020, around 6 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

The current EPC rating for 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR is E with a score of 44 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (1,830 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 3AR. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR heated?

The latest EPC at 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR located?

12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR sits in Aynho, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

How safe is the area around 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

Police records around 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR 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.

Which schools serve 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

The closest primary school to 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR is Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School (2.6km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What transport links are near 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR?

The closest bus stop to 12 Portway Gardens, OX17 3AR is The Butts, 175m away. In total there are 7 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Portway Gardens, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3AR

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

170 m²

1830 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 44

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 12 Portway Gardens

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

12 Portway Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Aynho, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 37.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2020 at £485,000.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageIntegral

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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.

12 Portway Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Feb 2020

EPC Rating

E44

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

11.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 February 2030

3 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Portway Gardens, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Portway Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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

£666,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2020)

£485,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

30 July 2020Most recent
£485,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3AR: £525,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in OX17 3AR

On the street

Versus other Portway Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 12 Portway Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,853

Street avg £2,569

On par

Floor Area

170 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

11.0 t/year

Street avg 9.7 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

£667k

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1 Cartwright Road, Charlton

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1 Adderbury Park, Adderbury

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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

The Butts — bus stop.

Closest school

2.6 km

Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 3AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 3AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

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