Well Cottage, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
About Well Cottage
Well Cottage is a detached house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3NB). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £596,000 sits 89.2% above the 2003 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
Well Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Well 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
Well Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 November 2003Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3NB: £501,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in OX17 3NB
Croft House, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Sold Mar 2023
£550,0006 Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Sold Aug 2022
£501,0007 Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Sold Nov 2019
£425,000The Old Post House, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Sold Mar 2018
£735,000Wynn Cottage, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Sold Oct 2017
£464,500
Versus other Croft Lane homes
Well Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,234
Street avg £3,634
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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
Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School. 4 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB







