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Garage Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Garage Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Garage Cottage is a detached house in Charlton, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3DR). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 121 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 14 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Garage Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Garage Cottage has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Garage Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£576,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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 3DR: £594,000 (2025–2016).

On the street

Versus other Main Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Garage Cottage outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

61 (D)

Street avg 49 (E)

Strongly above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 191 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.2 t/year

Street avg 11.2 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Garage Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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

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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for OX17 3DR

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 3DR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Garage Cottage, Main Street, Charlton, Banbury, OX17 3DR. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.