What kind of home is 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

1 The Square, OX17 3BL is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

1 The Square, OX17 3BL last sold for £295,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £240,000 in August 2020, so prices have been rising over 2 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

Across 2 sales between August 2020 and September 2022, 1 The Square, OX17 3BL rose from £240,000 to £295,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +10.5% per year compounded over 2 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 The Square, OX17 3BL have?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Square, OX17 3BL is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

1 The Square, OX17 3BL has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 49% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in OX17 3BL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 The Square, OX17 3BL use?

The latest EPC at 1 The Square, OX17 3BL records electricity as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

Has 1 The Square, OX17 3BL had any planning applications?

The most recent planning decision at 1 The Square, OX17 3BL was a refusal for single-storey rear extension (ref. WNS/2021/1277/FUL) in October 2021. Earlier filings include 2 approved applications on the same address. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

1 The Square, OX17 3BL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 The Square, OX17 3BL in?

1 The Square, OX17 3BL sits in Aynho, Banbury, Banbury. It falls within the OX17 postcode district in Northamptonshire.

Is 1 The Square, OX17 3BL in a safe area?

Police records around 1 The Square, OX17 3BL 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 The Square, OX17 3BL?

The closest primary school to 1 The Square, OX17 3BL is Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School (2.9km).

How well connected is 1 The Square, OX17 3BL?

The closest bus stop to 1 The Square, OX17 3BL is Grammar School, 145m away. In total there are 6 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3BL

3 planning records

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Square

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

1 The Square is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Aynho, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 41), 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.

At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £295,000 in September 2022. 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
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

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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 The Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A a porch application was refused at 1 The Square in 2021.

3 applications on record at 1 The Square, Aynho, Banbury, OX17 3BL

3decisions3extensions55documents4nearby

Oct 2021
PorchFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension, new dormer and porch
Extension
Documents
15 docs on file
Reference
WNS/2021/1277/FUL
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More recent applications — locked
Loft ConversionMar 2023Decision
Loft ConversionMay 2022Decision

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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

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 2 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£295,000

Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

15 September 2022Most recent
£295,000
+22.9%over 2 years
23 August 2020
£240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3BL: £425,500 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in OX17 3BL

On the street

Versus other The Square homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 1 The Square runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,278

Street avg £3,005

Above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.8 t/year

Street avg 10.1 t/year

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Grammar School — bus stop.

Closest school

2.9 km

Croughton All Saints CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 3BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.5dB

Low

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