Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Foresters Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
58 m²
624 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Foresters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Foresters Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs).
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2019EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 September 2029
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build
Because the property was built before 1919, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Foresters Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Foresters Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Foresters Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 3LY: £347,500 (2025–2013).
Nearby sales in OX17 3LY
1 Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Mar 2025
£347,5002 Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Nov 2021
£305,000Cobb House, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Jun 2019
£1,200,000Farthing Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Oct 2016
£380,000Cobblers Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Aug 2011
£654,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 2 Foresters Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
58 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Methodist Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX17 3LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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