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About Izinkwa Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Izinkwa Cottage is a mid-terrace house in Lower Brailes, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £498,000 is 24.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £400,000 in December 2020.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Izinkwa Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Aug 2022
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 16 years.
Last sold (2020)
£400,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Friars Lane homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Izinkwa Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,899
Street avg £5,207
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around OX15 5HU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.9dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 10 points of interest in total.
Beautiful places to visit nearby
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