Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Forsythia Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
1 planning record
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 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
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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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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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£418,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2023)
£447,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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
Charlton Lodge, Waxwing, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR
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
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
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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.
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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
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80 dB
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