What kind of home is Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY is a 5-bedroom detached house, on a corner plot.

When did Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY last change hands?

Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY last sold for £715,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £330,000 in May 2002, so prices have been rising over 20 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2002 and August 2022, Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY rose from £330,000 to £715,000, a change of £385,000. That works out to roughly +3.9% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

The current EPC rating for Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY is F with a score of 26 out of 100, lodged in March 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (2,099 sq ft), around 39 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY use?

The latest EPC at Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY is in council tax band E.

Which area is Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY in?

Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY sits in Lower Boddington, Daventry, Daventry. It falls within the NN11 postcode district.

Is Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY in a safe area?

Police records around Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

The closest primary school to Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY is Boddington Church of England Primary Academy (1.3km), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

What is the nearest station to Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY?

The closest bus stop to Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, NN11 6XY is The Paddock, 135m away. In total there are 12 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington, Daventry, NN11 6XY

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

195 m²

2099 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 26

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Rainbow Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Rainbow Cottage is a five-bedroom detached house in Lower Boddington, Daventry, Daventry (NN11 6XY). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £715,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble
Corner plotYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Rainbow Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F26

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

15.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rainbow Cottage, Banbury Road, Lower Boddington, Daventry, NN11 6XY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rainbow Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

3applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£693,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£715,000

Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

30 August 2022Most recent
£715,000
+116.7%over 20 years
16 May 2002
£330,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in NN11 6XY: £635,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in NN11 6XY

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On the street

Versus other Banbury Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Rainbow Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,667

Street avg £3,579

On par

Floor Area

195 m²

Street avg 161 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

15.0 t/year

Street avg 8.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Daventry district page.

Full Daventry report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Paddock — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Boddington Church of England Primary Academy. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around NN11 6XY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.7dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for NN11 6XY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

35.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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