Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forsythia Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
1 planning record
Estimated value
£418,000
- Since the 2023 sale (£447,500)-7%
- Against OX17 3DR's recent median (£735,000)-43%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£418,000
- Against its 2023 sale (£447,500)-7%
- Against OX17 3DR's recent median (£735,000)-43%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Forsythia Cottage is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3DR. 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
116 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2023
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in OX17 3DR
5 sales, median £735,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
Sales timeline
20 July 2023Most recent
£447,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3DR: £735,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in OX17 3DR
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Sold Mar 2025
£735,000Charlton Lodge, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
Sold Jan 2025
£2,200,000Greystones, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
Sold Aug 2020
£938,150Stone Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
Sold Aug 2019
£335,000The Old Bakehouse, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
Sold Jul 2016
£594,000
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1 potential issue has already been flagged for Forsythia Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Forsythia Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Forsythia Cottage is a semi-detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 116 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 14 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a garage conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£358/sq ft) was about 77.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £447,500.
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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.
Forsythia Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Mar 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
12.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 March 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Forsythia Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Forsythia Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
1decisions1extensions12documents2nearby
- Jul 2024Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Convert the existing garage to create 2 bedrooms and a shower room.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 2024/2367/FULL
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Versus other Main Street homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Forsythia Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,858
Street avg £2,774
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 192 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 10.8 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
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Newbottle and Charlton Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary273m
- Kings Sutton Primary AcademyPrimary2.7km
- Croughton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
Nearest stops
- Primary SchoolBus stop217m
- The GreenBus stop334m
- Demand Responsive AreaBus stop1.1km
- Demand Responsive AreaBus stop2.3km
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 3DR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 Forsythia Cottage is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3DR. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Forsythia 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 Forsythia Cottage was lodged in March 2023 at band F and is valid until March 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Forsythia 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 3 schools and 14 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 3DR, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Forsythia 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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