High Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
About High Cottage
High Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 234 m² the property is well over the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £730,000 in August 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £900,000 is 23.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingYes
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
High Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has permanent outbuildings, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Planning history at High Cottage is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at High Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
- Mar 2018Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 - Leylandii Cypress- Remove to ground level.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- S/2018/0450/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJul 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
High Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£900,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
£730,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
22 August 2019Most recent
£730,000
+7.4%over 4 years14 May 2015
£680,000
+86.3%over 14 years26 April 2001
£365,000
+97.3%over 6 years27 January 1995
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DP: £580,000 (2025–2012).
Nearby sales in OX17 3DP
Wheelwrights, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Mar 2025
£1,095,500The Caracole, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Apr 2019
£682,000Wyatt Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Jan 2015
£197,000Little Garth, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Apr 2013
£580,000Stonewall Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Sept 2001
£128,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Floor Area for High Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,120
Street avg £3,180
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB







