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 £891,000 is 22.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£290/sq ft) was about 21.1% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 October 2027
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.
£891,000
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: £470,000 (2026–2015).
Nearby sales in OX17 3DP
Bluebell Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Apr 2026
£470,000Palmeira Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Nov 2025
£230,000Wheelwrights, 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
£197,000
Versus other Main Street homes
Floor Area for High Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,120
Street avg £3,337
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
50/mo
Falling 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







