# 3 bedroom detached house for sale (OX17 3DE) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | FOX HOUSE, FARTHINGHOE ROAD, BANBURY, CHARLTON, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE OX17 3DE | | Price | £525,000 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Council tax | F | | Construction age | England and Wales: before 1900 | | Floor area | 113 m² | | Last sold | £536,000 Oct 2023 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** B - **Expiry date:** 29/03/2033 - **Current heating cost:** £2,259/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,500 ### Recommendations - Q (£4,000 - £14,000) - W2 (£4,000 - £6,000) - N (£4,000 - £6,000) - U (£3,500 - £5,500) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/7406-3025-4207-6737-5200) ## Description Ripe for modernisation. **Description** Fox House is a charming, detached period home, believed to date back to 1870. Constructed of local stone under slate roof, this is the first time this cottage has been offered to the market since 1963. Situated in an enviable position on the edge of the village, Fox House retains wonderful period features but is now in need of more comprehensive modernisation and improvement. The property offers considerable potential and there is plenty of opportunity to extend. With a great foundation, the cottage has capacity to be altered and improved to allow scope for more versatile living. (Subject to relevant planning permissions.) This could create a very exciting opportunity to stamp your own mark on this wonderful home. Inside, the ground floor comprises of a kitchen/ breakfast room, dining area and sitting room, all of which are delightfully light and a generous size. Off the kitchen, there is also useful outside storage space and an outside WC, with great potential to become a utility area. Upstairs provides more flexible living space, comprising three double bedrooms and a family bathroom, all in need of updating. Outside there is a delightful garden which is a generous size. Predominantly laid to lawn and lovely and private, there is an abundance of maturity to be seen with trees, hedges, bushes and flower beds, and a patio area perfect for entertaining in the summer. There is also an outside store to the rear of the garden with potential to perhaps be used as an external office/ workshop. To the front is a paved driveway with off road parking and a garage with power and lighting. **Location** The parish of Newbottle and Charlton is situated south-east of the market town of Banbury in open South Northamptonshire countryside bordering North Oxfordshire. Within a Conservation Area, the village today has a thriving community with the 13th century church of St James, C of E primary school, blacksmiths forge, village hall, pub/restaurant and playing fields for cricket and football. Local amenities can be found at the Post Office and Co-op in nearby Kings Sutton (2 miles). More specialised amenities are found at the market town of Brackley (4.5 miles) with more extensive facilities in Banbury (8.5 miles), Buckingham (11.6 miles), Bicester (12.5 miles), Oxford (26 miles), Northampton (26 miles) and Milton Keynes (25 miles). Communication links are excellent with easy access to the M40 motorway at J10, Ardley for the south or J11, Banbury (7 miles) for the north. Mainline train services to London Marylebone run from Bicester (about 50 minutes) and Banbury (about 60 minutes). Secondary schools in the area include Magdalen College School (Brackley) with preparatory schools at Winchester House (Brackley), Beachborough (Westbury). Public schools at Stowe, Tudor Hall (girls) and Bloxham, with bus services nearby to the Oxford schools. Sporting and leisure activities in the area include Soho Farmhouse in Great Tew; golf at Buckingham, Middleton Cheney and Whittlebury Park; horse racing at Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon; motor racing at Silverstone; theatres at Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon, Milton Keynes and Northampton; numerous local walks and bridleways, Stowe National Trust Gardens. Please note all times and distances are approximate. Square Footage: 1,450 sq ft **Additional Info** Council Tax Band - F ## Property Photos - ![Front](/listings/photos/133495361/682896) - Front - ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/133495361/682897) - Kitchen - ![Dining Area](/listings/photos/133495361/682898) - Dining Area - ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/133495361/682899) - Sitting Room - ![Bedroom One](/listings/photos/133495361/682900) - Bedroom One - ![Bedroom Two](/listings/photos/133495361/682901) - Bedroom Two - ![Family Bathroom](/listings/photos/133495361/682902) - Family Bathroom - ![Outside Storage](/listings/photos/133495361/682906) - Outside Storage - ![Rear Garden](/listings/photos/133495361/682910) - Rear Garden - ![Workshop/ Store](/listings/photos/133495361/682912) - Workshop/ Store - ![Garden](/listings/photos/133495361/682920) - Garden - ![Garden](/listings/photos/133495361/682922) - Garden - ![Front](/listings/photos/133495361/682924) - Front - ![View](/listings/photos/133495361/682925) - View ## Floorplans - ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/133495361/682926) - Floorplan ## EPC Graphs - ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/133495361/682927) - EPC Rating Graph ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | FOX HOUSE FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DE | £536,000 | 10/10/2023 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | [Same street] 16 FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DE | £325,000 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached | | [Same street] 19A FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DE | £360,000 | 17/01/2023 | Detached | | BELL BARN COTTAGE FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DF | £335,000 | 19/12/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 33 FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DE | £565,000 | 19/08/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 17 FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DE | £178,300 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached | | ROSINGS FARTHINGHOE ROAD, CHARLTON, BANBURY, WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, OX17 3DF | £400,000 | 13/08/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £357,075 (4 sales) **Area average:** £367,500 (2 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £583,200 (20 Detached, OX17, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -10% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (West Northamptonshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £964/mo - **Realistic:** £1,071/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,178/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Cherwell Valley (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,182/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.2% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £133,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £107,100 *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 Area rent estimate.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £4,646/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 36.5% - **10y growth:** 22.4% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for West Northamptonshire; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 2.2% - **5y growth (index):** 17.1% - **10y growth (index):** 38.3% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)