Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
White Lion Cottage is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3NF). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 105 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 is 15.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 February 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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White Lion Cottage has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
8 applications on record at White Lion Cottage, Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
2 live nowSecondary Glazing - Removal of existing secondary glazing from the three windows at the front and provision of new secondary glazing to all windows at the front of the house and to windows at the side and rear
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£533,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£460,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
20 June 2021Most recent
£460,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3NF: £495,000 (2025–2022).
1 Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
Sold Oct 2025
8 Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
Sold Dec 2024
10 Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
Sold Jan 2023
7 Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
Sold Aug 2022
Grooms Lodge, Oxford Road, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NF
Sold Feb 2022
EPC Rating for White Lion Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,381
Street avg £3,873
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
0.2 km
Green Farm — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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