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

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bell Cottage

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

Bell Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DF). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £395,000 is 25.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 66.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Jan 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

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

Bell Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

4 applications on record at Bell Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF

4decisions1extensions37documents4nearby
  1. Jun 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    First floor rear extension

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    S/2004/0379/P
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. OutlineDecision
  4. AnnexDecision

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  • The 37 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

Bell Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£395,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£315,000

Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 April 2016Most recent

    £315,000

    +26.0%over 9 years

  2. 7 November 2006

    £249,950

    +168.8%over 8 years

  3. 6 March 1998

    £93,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DF: £335,000 (2025–2017).

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.

Floor Area for Bell Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,500

Street avg £3,489

Strongly above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Bell Cottage

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£380k

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1 Astrop Gardens, Kings Sutton

OX17 3PR

2 bed1 bath
£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.

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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

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