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Bell Barn Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF

6 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bell Barn Cottage

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

Bell Barn Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 65 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 85.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £335,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Mar 2010
EPC improved fromE45toD59
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Roof Insulation
PartialInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
40%100%

More low energy lighting installed

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bell Barn Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Bell Barn Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 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.

Bell Barn Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£346,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 December 2022Most recent

    £335,000

    +34.0%over 5 years

  2. 29 June 2017

    £250,000

    +34.4%over 6 years

  3. 15 July 2010

    £186,000

    +44.7%over 8 years

  4. 6 November 2001

    £128,500

    +57.7%over 2 years

  5. 4 December 1998

    £81,500

    +29.4%over 1 year

  6. 20 December 1996

    £63,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DF: £400,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Farthinghoe Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Bell Barn Cottage outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,154

Street avg £3,395

Strongly above

Floor Area

65 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bell Barn Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£319k

1 Astrop Gardens, Kings Sutton

OX17 3PR

2 bed1 bath
£380k

1 Chapel Lane, Adderbury

OX17 3LY

2 bed
£300k

1 Arundel Close, Kings Sutton

OX17 3QZ

2 bed
£463k

1 Blacksmiths Hill, Aynho

OX17 3AH

3 bed1 bath
£554k

1 Church Close, Adderbury

OX17 3LN

3 bed2 bath
£382k

1 Adderbury Court, Adderbury

OX17 3NN

4 bed
£417k

1 Cartwright Road, Charlton

OX17 3DG

4 bed1 bath
£433k

1 Astrop Road, Kings Sutton

OX17 3PG

4 bed
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

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Green — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 3DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bell Barn Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.