Farthing Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
About Farthing Cottage
Farthing Cottage is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (79 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 is 23.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£785/sq ft) was about 354.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Farthing 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at Farthing Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
- May 2012RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Replacement of existing metal garage doors with timber outward opening doors
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/00320/LB
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchApr 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Farthing Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 18 years.
£380,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2016Most recent
£380,000
+48.8%over 4 years30 November 2011
£255,403
+38.4%over 10 years4 July 2001
£184,500
+23.8%over 2 years30 October 1998
£149,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3LY: £347,500 (2025–2011).
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
£1,200,000Cobblers Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Aug 2011
£654,000The Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
Sold Feb 2011
£275,000
Versus other Chapel Lane homes
On price per m², Farthing Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,450
Street avg £2,932
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 5.9 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
0.4 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
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







