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1 planning record
About Pit Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Pit Cottage is a detached house in Broughton, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5DT). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2019–2019, sale prices here grew 0% per year, broadly in step with England's 0% HPI growth. Today's modelled estimate of £599,000 is 49.8% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £400,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Pit Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Pit Cottage, Wykham Lane, Broughton, Banbury, OX15 5DT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Pit Cottage has an approved side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2005ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Side of property
Single storey extension to side. Retrospective.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Pit Cottage changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£599,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2019)
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Wykham Lane homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Pit Cottage outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,548
Street avg £2,954
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Banbury district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX15 5DT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 38 points of interest in total.
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