Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Well Cottage, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB
Estimated value
£631,000
- Since the 2003 sale (£315,000)+100%
- Against OX17 3NB's recent median (£501,000)+26%
Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£631,000
- Against its 2003 sale (£315,000)+100%
- Against OX17 3NB's recent median (£501,000)+26%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Well Cottage is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3NB. 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
141 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in OX17 3NB
5 sales, median £501,000 (2023–2017)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Well Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
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
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Well Cottage, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- 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 Well Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £631,000 sits 100.3% 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.
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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.
Well Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Sept 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
15.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Well Cottage, Croft Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Well Cottage has no planning applications on record.
2
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Croft Lane homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Well Cottage outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,234
Street avg £3,732
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 141 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 7.5 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
Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary221m
- Longford Park Primary SchoolPrimary2.6km
- Bishop Loveday Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.9km
- Kings Sutton Primary AcademyPrimary2.9km
Nearest stops
- Green FarmBus stop93m
- Methodist ChurchBus stop155m
- Primary SchoolBus stop219m
- The RiseBus stop310m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences305 reports41%
- Anti-social Behaviour127 reports17%
- Burglary65 reports9%
- Other Theft58 reports8%
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 3NB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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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 Well Cottage is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in OX17 3NB. 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 Well 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 Well Cottage was lodged in September 2024 at band F and is valid until September 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Well 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 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from OX17 3NB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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