Parsons Cottage, Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
About Parsons Cottage
Parsons Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3LX). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £583,000 is 32.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£307/sq ft) was about 83.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Parsons Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Parsons Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Parsons Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£583,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2015Most recent
£440,000
+22.2%over 9 years23 November 2005
£360,000
+44.0%over 2 years12 December 2002
£250,000
+45.3%over 4 years20 September 1998
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3LX: £327,500 (2025–2015).
Nearby sales in OX17 3LX
11 Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
Sold Feb 2025
£480,0006 Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
Sold Sept 2018
£374,0008 Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
Sold May 2017
£265,0005 Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
Sold May 2007
£205,000Honeystone House, Parsons Street, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LX
Sold Aug 2005
£500,000
Versus other Parsons Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for Parsons Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,308
Street avg £2,880
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Christopher Rawlins 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







