Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Yew Tree Cottage is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Adderbury, Banbury, Banbury (OX17 3NW). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
A recent sale: £410,000 in April 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 120 m² it's 27.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (165 m² median across 8 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 21.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 September 2034
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Yew Tree Cottage has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at Yew Tree Cottage, East End Lane, Adderbury, Banbury, OX17 3NW
1 live nowPermission in Principle - Demolition of existing outbuildings and provision of one dwelling
+ 2 more applications in the report
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£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£410,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
24 April 2025Most recent
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in OX17 3NW: £590,000 (2025–2015).
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On habitable rooms, Yew Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,417
Street avg £3,229
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 239 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 12.5 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
0.5 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Christopher Rawlins Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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