Post Office Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
About Post Office Cottage
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Oct 2021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
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Planning history
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
- Mar 2001Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of part ground floor from shop to residential
- Reference
- 01/00158/F
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionMar 2007Decision
- RenovationNov 2004Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Post Office Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£302,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 17 years.
£229,950
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
8 April 2014Most recent
£229,950
+40.2%over 11 years21 February 2003
£164,000
+185.2%over 6 years15 October 1996
£57,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3EQ: £310,000 (2024–2003).
Nearby sales in OX17 3EQ
2 Cross Hill Cottages, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
Sold Dec 2024
£310,000Primrose Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
Sold Mar 2023
£320,000Snowdrop Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
Sold Aug 2006
£207,500North Bank, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
Sold Aug 2003
£499,000Bluebell Cottage, Cross Hill Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3EQ
Sold Jul 2000
£148,000
Versus other Cross Hill Road homes
Post Office Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,744
Street avg £3,343
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
0.0 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.6dB







