Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Bell Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
3 sales on record4 planning records
Estimated value
£413,000
- Since the 2016 sale (£315,000)+31%
- Against OX17 3DF's recent median (£335,000)+23%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
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
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£413,000
- Against its 2016 sale (£315,000)+31%
- Against OX17 3DF's recent median (£335,000)+23%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Bell Cottage is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3DF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
70 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2016
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in OX17 3DF
5 sales, median £335,000 (2025–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Bell Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
4 April 2016Most recent
£315,000
+26.0%over 9 years7 November 2006
£249,950
+168.8%over 8 years6 March 1998
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DF: £335,000 (2025–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 3DF
Old Bell House, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
Sold Jun 2025
£925,000Bell Barn Cottage, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
Sold Dec 2022
£335,000Rosings, Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
Sold Aug 2021
£400,0008 Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
Sold Aug 2019
£312,5002 Farthinghoe Road, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DF
Sold Sept 2016
£316,000
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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 £413,000 is 31.1% 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.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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
Current Certificate
Jan 2016EPC 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
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 January 2026
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
4decisions1extensions37documents2nearby
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- S/2004/0379/P
- More recent applications — locked
- OutlineOct 2020Decision
- AnnexJun 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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- All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 2 notable nearby
- The 37 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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.
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
0.1 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary103m
- Kings Sutton Primary AcademyPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- The GreenBus stop101m
- Primary SchoolBus stop153m
- Demand Responsive AreaBus stop894m
- Demand Responsive AreaBus stop2.2km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
- Burglary65 reports9%
- Other Theft58 reports8%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Bell Cottage is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3DF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Bell Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Bell Cottage was lodged in January 2016 at band D and expired in January 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Bell Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 10 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 3DF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Bell Cottage is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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