Detached 2 sales on record

35 BENNETT DRIVE

BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HX

£370,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Edinburgh Way	0.2 miles
Shop	Londis	0.3 miles
Hospital	Horton Midwifery-led Unit	1.7 miles
Train station	Banbury	1.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£370,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£4,111/m²

Local average

£445,789 (31 sales)

Street crime

157 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: B

Potential rating: A

Inspection date: 02/06/2020

Expiry date: 01/06/2030

Current heating cost: £227/year

Potential heating cost: £227/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £4,500

Recommendations

Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/02/2026	£370,000	Detached	+21.3%	£381,145 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	25/06/2020	£304,950	Detached	—	£371,149 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
listed	26/02/2026	£1,500
sold	01/01/2026	£370,000
sold	01/01/2020	£304,950

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
13 BAILEY ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HW	£440,000	22/10/2025	Detached
24 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£415,000	06/09/2023	Detached
44 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£385,000	29/06/2023	Detached
33 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£345,000	16/06/2023	Detached
41 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£400,000	30/11/2022	Detached
22 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£395,000	26/08/2022	Detached
18 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£430,000	29/07/2022	Detached
31 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£385,000	30/06/2022	Detached
29 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£370,000	30/06/2022	Detached
12 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£365,000	29/06/2022	Detached
17 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£495,000	31/05/2022	Detached
16 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£500,000	30/05/2022	Detached
14 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£455,000	27/05/2022	Detached
12 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£447,000	27/05/2022	Detached
15 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£335,000	16/05/2022	Detached
10 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£354,000	29/04/2022	Detached
8 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£360,000	29/04/2022	Detached
2 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£350,000	30/03/2022	Detached
1 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG	£337,000	30/03/2022	Detached
10 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE	£447,000	25/03/2022	Detached

Area average: £400,500 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 12.6%

10y growth 29.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Cherwell. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 3.5%

5y (index) 19.6%

10y (index) 24.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Cherwell. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,160/mo

Realistic £1,289/mo

Optimistic £1,418/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Cherwell.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Cherwell Valley: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Prescott Avenue, OX16	£1,400/mo	3	0.37 miles	OpenRent
The Studio Annex, Sinclair Avenue, Banbury	£800/mo	—	0.63 miles	Rightmove

Average rent: £1,100/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.3%

Max investor price (0.8%) £137,500

Target investor price (1%) £110,000

Gross yield 3.6%

Cost-to-rent ratio 28×

Monthly cashflow £-492/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	84
Anti-social behaviour	22
Criminal damage and arson	17
Public order	9
Vehicle crime	7
Other theft	5
Drugs	4
Other crime	4
Possession of weapons	3
Burglary	1
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	157

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
William Morris Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Outstanding — 18 Oct 2018
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury	Primary	0.5 miles	Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2023
North Oxfordshire Academy	Secondary	0.5 miles	Good — 25 Feb 2013
Orchard Fields Community School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 14 Mar 2019
Hill View Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 9 Mar 2022

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# 35 BENNETT DRIVE, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HX

## Property details

- Slug: `6aff574` (address key hash: `6aff5748ccb06912b2d2abb6f231f07267ca6b88`)
- Postcode: OX16 1HX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 90 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £370,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £4,111/m²
- Local average: £445,789 (31 sales)
- Street crime: 157 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £370,000
- Date: 2026-02-20
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 01/06/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £227/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £4,500

### Recommendations
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0528-9087-7326-6890-0264)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-20 | £370,000 | Detached | +21.3% | £381,145 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-8052-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2020-06-25 | £304,950 | Detached | — | £371,149 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c3c3f9b6-2ae4-362b-e053-6b04a8c03acc) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 35 BENNETT DRIVE, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HX | £370,000 | 20/02/2026 | Detached |
| 35 BENNETT DRIVE, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HX | £304,950 | 25/06/2020 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [172597994](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/dfc1ff3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-26 | £1,500 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £370,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £304,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 13 BAILEY ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1HW | £440,000 | 22/10/2025 | Detached |
| 24 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £415,000 | 06/09/2023 | Detached |
| 44 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £385,000 | 29/06/2023 | Detached |
| 33 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £345,000 | 16/06/2023 | Detached |
| 41 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £400,000 | 30/11/2022 | Detached |
| 22 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £395,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 18 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £430,000 | 29/07/2022 | Detached |
| 31 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £385,000 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 29 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £370,000 | 30/06/2022 | Detached |
| 12 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £365,000 | 29/06/2022 | Detached |
| 17 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £495,000 | 31/05/2022 | Detached |
| 16 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £500,000 | 30/05/2022 | Detached |
| 14 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £455,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 12 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £447,000 | 27/05/2022 | Detached |
| 15 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £335,000 | 16/05/2022 | Detached |
| 10 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £354,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 8 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £360,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| 2 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £350,000 | 30/03/2022 | Detached |
| 1 LONGLEY CRESCENT, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JG | £337,000 | 30/03/2022 | Detached |
| 10 WILSON ROAD, BANBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE, OX16 1JE | £447,000 | 25/03/2022 | Detached |

**Area average:** £400,500 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 12.6%
- **10y growth:** 29.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Cherwell; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 19.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Cherwell). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,160/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,289/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,418/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cherwell Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Prescott Avenue, OX16 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.37 miles | OpenRent |
| [The Studio Annex, Sinclair Avenue, Banbury](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/f89f72c) | £800/mo | — | 0.63 miles | Rightmove |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.3% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 28×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-492/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **157** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| William Morris Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 18 Oct 2018 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Banbury | Primary | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement — 7 Mar 2023 |
| North Oxfordshire Academy | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Good — 25 Feb 2013 |
| Orchard Fields Community School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 14 Mar 2019 |
| Hill View Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2022 |