Palmeira Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
About Palmeira Cottage
Palmeira Cottage is a semi-detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DP). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
Palmeira Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Palmeira Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£297,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DP: £682,000 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in OX17 3DP
Wheelwrights, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Mar 2025
£1,095,500High Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DP
Sold Aug 2019
£730,000The 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
£580,000
Versus other Main Street homes
EPC Rating for Palmeira Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 140 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB