Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Old Town Cottage is a detached house in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, Oxford (OX44 9PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 138 m² it's 20% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 10 EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Old Town Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 July 2028
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 applications on record at Old Town Cottage, Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, OX44 9PQ
Removal of existing canopy to east elevation. Proposed new entrance lobby with adjoining canopy and internal alterations.
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Old Town Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£596,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in OX44 9PQ: £23,919,991 (2017–2017).
On habitable rooms, Old Town Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 38 (F)
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 121 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
23/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.3 km
Harcourt Arboretum — bus stop.
Closest school
2.3 km
Radley Church of England Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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