Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Foresters Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
1 planning record
Estimated value
£422,000
- Since the 2004 sale (£215,000)+96%
- Against OX17 3LY's recent median (£347,500)+21%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
89 m²
958 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£422,000
- Against its 2004 sale (£215,000)+96%
- Against OX17 3LY's recent median (£347,500)+21%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Foresters Cottage is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
89 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2026
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2004
Recent sales in OX17 3LY
5 sales, median £347,500 (2025–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Foresters Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
14 January 2004Most recent
£215,000
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
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Foresters Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Foresters Cottage is a semi-detached house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3LY). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in January 2004. Today's modelled estimate of £422,000 sits 96.3% above the 2004 sale of £215,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 89 m² it's 15.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 10 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.
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
Current Certificate
May 2026EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 May 2036
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Foresters Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Foresters Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at Foresters Cottage, Chapel Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3LY
1decisions1extensions13documents2nearby
- Dec 2025ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02979/F
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Versus other Chapel Lane homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for Foresters Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,416
Street avg £3,622
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 123 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
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.
Nearest schools
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary368m
- Longford Park Primary SchoolPrimary2.7km
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Methodist ChurchBus stop82m
- Green FarmBus stop216m
- Primary SchoolBus stop369m
- Old Post OfficeBus stop372m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
- Burglary65 reports9%
- Other Theft58 reports8%
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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 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 build
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Foresters Cottage is modelled from its 89 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3LY. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Foresters Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Foresters Cottage was lodged in May 2026 at band D and is valid until May 2036. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Foresters Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 3LY, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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