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Post Office Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Floor area
61 m²
661 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Post Office Cottage

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

Post Office Cottage is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3EQ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 661 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1996–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £302,000 is 31.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 111.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • LoftYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
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  • 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.

Post Office Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Post Office Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Post Office Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

3 applications on record at Post Office Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ

3decisions4nearby
Flagged:Change of useListed building
  1. Mar 2001
    Change of UseFull
    Outcome in report

    Change of use of part ground floor from shop to residential

    Reference
    01/00158/F
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConversionDecision
  4. RenovationDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Post Office Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£302,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£229,950

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 April 2014Most recent

    £229,950

    +40.2%over 11 years
  2. 21 February 2003

    £164,000

    +185.2%over 6 years
  3. 15 October 1996

    £57,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3EQ: £310,000 (2024–2003).

On the street

Versus other Cross Hill Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Post Office Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,744

Street avg £3,343

On par

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Below
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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
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

0.0 km

Old Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Christopher Rawlins 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 3EQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for OX17 3EQ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for OX17 3EQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.6dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Post Office Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.