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About The Old Bakery
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
The Old Bakery is a semi-detached house in Lower Brailes, Banbury, Banbury (OX15 5HU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2016 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 34.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £465,000 is 36.3% below the 2024 sale of £730,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£565/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £730,000. At 120 m² it's 27.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 6 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
The Old Bakery's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jul 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against The Old Bakery, Friars Lane, Lower Brailes, Banbury, OX15 5HU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesTree Consent with Conditions
T1 - Cypress - Remove
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Price for The Old Bakery has grown more than fourfold since the 2018 starting point.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£465,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 34.1% per year over 6 years.
Last sold (2024)
£730,000
Growth on file: 34.1% per year over 6 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, The Old Bakery runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,083
Street avg £4,676
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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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