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5 sales on record
About Old School House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Old School House is a semi-detached house in Lower Brailes, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 102), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £462,500.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Old School House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Old School House, Friars Lane, Lower Brailes, Banbury, OX15 5HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Jan 2020RenovationFullPermission with Conditions
Existing unstable structure rebuilt on original footprint. Retaining slate/stone
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Old School House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 27 years.
Last sold (2023)
£462,500
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 27 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 years held, Old School House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,768
Street avg £4,896
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 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.
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